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2023 Big Men in Tights (12 bottle case) NEW RELEASE
2023 Big Men in Tights (12 bottle case) NEW RELEASE
About the colour of a chatbot in overdrive, the adaptive algorithm used to produce this creamy forward chaining raspberry eccentric technological singularity of a wine, involves cluster analysis of the best Shiraz available and whole-bunch pressing toward pattern recognition with a bias for Python-esque validation.
As usual, abductive reasoning and an understanding of residual backpropagation through fridge time means consistent heuristic solutions for this Bloodwood Turing test. And if it doesn’t, feel free to pull out the plug.
Al/Vol 12.5%
Vineyard
The grapes for our infamous BMIT are sourced from the gravelly mid-slopes of the original 1983 Blend Block planting at Bloodwood. Our Malbec, which comes from an obscure, degraded mustachioed Barista clone of French origin, fruits only moderately. Even though the vineyard is trellised to a modified Scott Henry design and the soils are well drained and friable enough, yields, (unlike the wines), are never flash. (N.B. The Bloodwood Malbec Barista clone is so named because it may always be hairy up front, but it is clean-as clean down below.) Why do they do that??? N.N.B.B. Because of the paucity of Malbec fruit in vintage 2023, we took the decision to use some of our Shiraz for the 2023 version of the BMIT
Vintage Conditions
The Weather At Bloodwood is always the same; It's Different!
With the continuing La Nina, rainfall and warmth has been a challenge again this vintage with the added annoyance of a series of nasty, localized hail storms leading up to vintage. Yields have continued to recover and are around 20% up on 2022 with some very smart whites and early reds performing well. Both Riesling and Chardonnay are promising while it is another positive year for Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. The oenological jury hasn't returned a verdict on later ripening reds like Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon but the light under the jury room door is weakening and there is fresh blood seeping along the skirting boards.
Winemaking
This particular iteration of the Bloodwood BMIT saw the usual Malbec and Cabernet Franc whole bunch pressing (in combination with some Shiraz) followed by a gentle fermentation to technical dryness. As usual, the fruit was whole-bunch pressed and made along traditional white wine making lines. Following a post ferment clean-up, we allowed around five months fine lees contact to help integrate the palate and allow a natural Orange winter cold stabilization. After cold and protein stabilisation it was sterile filtered and bottled in late August 2023.
pH 3.33
Acidity 6.52 g/l
Alc/Vol 12.5.0%
Tasting Notes
About the colour of a chatbot in overdrive, the adaptive algorithm used to produce this creamy forward chaining raspberry eccentric technological singularity of a wine, involves cluster analysis of the best Shiraz available and whole-bunch pressing toward pattern recognition with a bias for Python-esque validation. As usual, abductive reasoning and an understanding of residual backpropagation through fridge time means consistent heuristic solutions for this Bloodwood Turing test. And if it doesn’t, feel free to pull out the plug.
James Halliday Wine Companion tasting notes
Campbell Mattinson - Published on 01 Mar 2018
It sits somewhere between copper and crimson in colour terms and somewhere between rose and dry red stylistically. There's certainly plenty to wrap your lips around for a rose. Cranberry, redcurrant, orange oil, roses and assorted dry spices. Not a bad line up of flavours/aromas. You can take this anywhere.
92 points to 2020
“Well where do we start? The highlights over the years include being praised in the top 100 Rose styles at the London International Wine Show and pilloried in the stocks of common gossip as the worst wine label in the world by bloggers not too far removed from R. Parker Jnr’s on-line site. Ah!! such are the thrills of being a wine maker in the 21st century. Pregnancies? six and counting.”
“Vivid crimson; whole bunch-pressed malbec is the tried and true formula for this fruit-filled rose overflowing with red cherry and raspberry flavours that run through the length of the delicately textured and dry palate. The hilarious back label is worth the price of the bottle, the contents free of charge.
Rating 94 points”