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National Wine Show Of Australia
Trophy-Winning Wine
Blended White
2025 Fiori
A$32.00
A new addition to our “Forrest” label of wines which celebrate interesting blends from Canberra and surrounding regions. This is an exciting aromatic field blend of Riesling (30%), Pinot Gris (30%) from Lake George, Gewurztraminer (30%) off the Excelsior Ridge vineyard, plus a dollop of Pinot Blanc (10%) from our own vineyard in Braidwood.
“Fiori” translates to flowers - very thoughtfully named given the delicate floral aroma that leaps from the glass. White flowers intertwine with orchard fruits, zesty lime and a hint of ginger and roses. Perfect to pair with south-east Asian inspired dishes.
Vintage: 2025
Region: Canberra District
Vineyard: Murrumbateman (4 Winds), Tumbarumba (Moppity) and Charleys Forest
Variety: Riesling (30%), Pinot Gris (30%), Gewürztraminer (30%), Pinot Blanc (10%)
Alcohol: 12.5%
Production: 175 dozen
Vinification: The grapes were handpicked and vinified separately in small batches, with the Pinot Gris and Gewürztraminer seeing a brief period of skin contact to enhance the texture and complexity of the wine.
Handpicked Favourites
Discover our handpicked selection of wines that represent the heart and soul of Sapling Yard. Whether you love the bold notes of Pinot Noir or the crisp, refreshing taste of Riesling, these bottles are made to be savored. Handcrafted in small batches, each sip tells a story of our passion and commitment to exceptional winemaking.
Available online and at our Bungendore cellar door
3% Viognier was added to Shiraz (30% whole bunch) before pressing, the wine was then aged in new and old French oak barriques for 12 months.
This wine has white pepper, mulberry, cedar and violet aromas, the palate is showing fine silky tannins , complexity and length.
Try this wine with rib eye steak or slow cooked shoulder of lamb.Drinking well now or cellar for 10+ years.
Vintage: 2024
Region: Canberra District Vineyards: Four Winds and Kerralee ( Murrumbateman) and Lake George
Varieties: Shiraz 97% Viognier 3%Alcohol: 13.1%
Production: 250 dozen
Vinification: Co - Fermentation of Shiraz and Viognier. A mixture of whole bunches, whole berries and crushed grapes is first cold soaked for 4 days then fermented with plunging 3 times a day, til just before the end of ferment when it is pressed to barrels. A mixture of new 1 and 2 year old French oak Barriques to finish, aged in barrel for 12 months before bottling.
This grape variety originated from the Abruzzo region in Italy and is also grown in central and southern Italy
We source these grapes from the Hilltops region. The wine is rich and full bodied (probably the most full bodied of all the wines we make) it has plum, blueberry, cranberry characters, a bit of spice. Savoury medium tannins and a long finish. 10 months in new and old French oak barriques.
Food Matching: Slow cooked beef stew, lamb shanks and aged cheddar cheese.
Vintage: 2024
Region: Hilltops
Vineyards: Moppity
Varieties:
Alcohol: 13.8%
Production: 150 dozen
Reviews/ Awards: ANZ Boutique Wine Show 92 SILVER
Wine Lines 92 SILVER
Vinification: Picked overnight in the cool temperatures, leaving many whole berries and slightly crushed grapes from the Moppity vineyard in the Hilltops Region
3 different yeasts, opens small fermentors, hand plunged 3 times a day until nearly dry. Pressed to tank and settled overnight before being racked to barrels. A mixture of 1, 2 and 3 year old french oak barriques and hogheads.
The wine is bottled in November 2024 unfiltered. Minimal fining agents, Vegan friendly.
This is a medium bodied, savoury, bright young Sangiovese. Fresh cranberry and red plums, violets soft tannins with a savoury finish.
Food matches: Gnocchi with creamy blue cheese or a rich pasta with ragu of duck
Vintage: 2024
Region: Tumbarumba
Vineyards: Juliet Cullen - Excelsior Peak
Varieties: Sangiovese 100%
Alcohol: 13%
Production: 150 dozen
Vinification: The Tumbarumba fruit was hand picked and destemmed into open fermenters. Once fermentation had started it was plunged 3 times a day until nearly dry, when it was pressed and racked to 5 x 225L barriques - 20% New oak.
Barrel aging for 10 months before being bottled, unfiltered on the 18th January.
Dedication, precision, authenticity and passion.
But most importantly, wines that people love to drink.
With nearly twenty years behind us, our original vision, which we built with our first vineyard at Charley’s Forest, Braidwood, in 2008, has come to fruition and our wines are nationally recognised with a fast-building reputation in the space of wine blends.
Our vineyard, at 650 metres above sea-level, captures breathtaking views of the Budawang Ranges, and our unique climatic conditions sets us apart from other winemakers in the region.
To complement the grapes from our own vineyard, we work with growers in the region to source the finest quality fruit that we carefully select and harvest from premium vineyards in the Murrumbateman, Lake George, Hilltops and Tumbarumba regions.
Carla Rodeghiero
Founder, owner and chief winemaker at Sapling Yard.
With a wine science degree from Charles Sturt University and time spent working in vineyards in the Hunter Valley, Orange, and Oregon in the USA, Carla has built her life around her passion for good wine and a solid name for herself with her own brand, Sapling Yard.
But, like all things worth having, it didn’t come easy.
Carla first became mesmerised by the world of wine while working in a wine bar on Carnaby Street in London when a 1993 Mt Langi Ghiran Shiraz crossed her path. It was a fascination that changed the trajectory of her life.
Having recently finished her microbiology degree, Carla pursued her interest in wine through Charles Sturt University, purchased her own land, planted a vineyard in 2008, made her very first vintage in 2012 and founded Sapling Yard in 2013.
Through planting in a drought, being caught up in the Albarino Savignin fiasco, which saw the 660 Albarino vines having to be removed when it was discovered that they were actually the variety Savignin, and years of back-breaking work to build her business, Carla continued with determination to make the best cool climate wines.
Now, the work has paid off, and Carla heads her established brand that is receiving the recognition she worked so hard for. Most importantly, people love the wines.
Malcolm Burdett
Award-winning winemaker
Malcolm joined the Sapling Yard team in 2019 and brought with him a passion for wine that stemmed from his years as a chef in both London and Melbourne.
To back up his love of wine, he also brings to the team a wine science degree from Charles Sturt University, a significant number of winemaking trophies, and nearly 30 years of experience in wineries across Australia and New Zealand including vintages in McLaren Vale in the Yarra Valley as well as the Goulburn Valley, Coonawarra in South Australia and Gisbourne in New Zealand.
Malcolm’s lifetime of unparalleled experience helps make Sapling Yard the respected brand it is today, and he’s thrilled to be a part of the growing boutique wine scene in Canberra.
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