2021 Chalmers Bush Vine Negroamaro

The Chalmers 'Bush Vine' project is quite simply one of the most groundbreaking and innovative initiatives in Australian wine, from a family that has done so much to safeguard our country's winemaking future.

This unique vineyard was established organically in 2017, deliberately in the extremely hot and sometimes brutal climate of the Murray Darling, to test the limits of ‘dry growing’ in these sorts of conditions. Each vine is grown as a little tree/bush to provide its own shade and protection from the harsh sun, and spaced 2.5 metres apart enabling them to naturally capture the water they need to thrive.

Hailing from Puglia in the hot, dry peninsula in the south-east of mainland Italy, Negroamaro was a natural and appropriate choice for our bush vine planting. The resulting wine is remarkably light and pure, with waves of just-ripe cherries and plums, with a zesty blood-orange edge and hints of the bush.

A remarkable light red unlike any other in Australia!