News — Sangiovese

Madeleine Marson
Summer Release 2024

Summer Release 2024

We’re delighted to inaugurate the warmer months with a trio of new releases! With all 3 hailing from the 2023 vintage, the wines showcase all that we love about growing & making in Heathcote & the Alpine Valleys. Winemakers Mario & Madeleine Marson are pleased to share with you:  2023 Prosecco Traditional method brightness w Mario’s secret addition of 1.5% Pinot bianco  2023 Rosato A return to the celebrated textural blend of sangiovese & nebbiolo 2023 Barbera Made with 50% carbonic maceration, the resulting in a delightful take on this high-acid variety and can be enjoyed chilled this summer  To celebrate, we've...

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Madeleine Marson
YGOW: Australia's Best Sangiovese

YGOW: Australia's Best Sangiovese

  With an earlier vintage in 2024, barreling down was finished a little earlier than in other years so we've taken the opportunity to spend more time on the road visiting customers in Melbourne and Sydney.  So when the opportunity arose to participate in a few of Young Gun of Wine's Italian varietal tastings, I obviously couldn't say no! Tasting 55 Australian iterations of Sangiovese should never be passed up, so too to hear the thoughts of the sommeliers, buyers & fellow winemakers who made up the panel. These are important tastings to see where Australia is at, with a diversity...

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Madeleine Marson
Vinea Marson Sangiovese listed in the Real Review Wine Classification of Australia!

Vinea Marson Sangiovese listed in the Real Review Wine Classification of Australia!

  We are delighted to announce that Vinea Marson has been awarded a Merit for our Sangiovese in the Real Review’s Wine Classification of Australia. Released just last month, Vinea Marson holds the auspicious title of having the only Italian varietal wine listed in the Classification, a testament to Mario’s vision for the grape in the Heathcote GI and Australian landscape more broadly. So too to the commitment to cultivating a diverse vineyard and winemaking style that Mario has so generously shared with me over the past ten years. The sangiovese produced here at Vinea Marson comes from what surely...

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