Albarino hails from Galicia in northwest Spain, where it's grown to sandy soils swept by sultry maritime climes, quite the opposite of Barossa Valley. Following extensive research on this native Iberian, Albarino was planted to the Tscharke family property between 1999 and 2002, the vines are now fully mature and yield the finest fruit. Picked throughout the cool hours of night, grapes are destemmed and immediately bag pressed under inert gas, drained to tank, chilled and clarified until the morning. Vinified at temperatures between 13C and 14C to capture the vibrant fresh fruit characters. Upon completion, batches are left on lees for some months with occasional stirring to encourage rich mouthfeel.