{"title":"La Prova","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinemaker Sam Scott founded La Prova in 2008; the culmination of two decades spent working both internationally and in South Australia. He developed a natural affinity with Italian grape varieties early and came to see Australia as the ideal place for growing them, especially as temperatures rise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSam's winemaking focusses on careful cultivation in the vineyard and fastidious selection of the right day to pick. He says the day you pick is the day you make your wine!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLa Prova refines the traditional textural and savoury characteristics of Italian varieties to create approachable, sophisticated wines of depth that keep curious drinkers interested. The wines are delicious with or without food and all made in the Adelaide Hills, where you can drop into the cellar door on the first weekend of every month.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"la-prova-sangiovese-2024","title":"La Prova Sangiovese 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe most versatile and food friendly grape of all the Italian varieties and the one whose deliciousness inspired the La Prova journey!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 growing season will be long remembered for its great quality, fashioned by lighter yields and a warm, dry ripening period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo ideal vineyards for Sangiovese, The Blows Vineyard at Macclesfield and Shining Rock Vineyard at Nairne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce harvested the grapes are destemmed into open fermenters and left on skins for long enough - generally just over one month - that the tannins soften from angular to silky, and also enhance the savoury nature of this variety that we love so much. Matured in old, large French oak for about nine months. Unfined, unfiltered. Vegan friendly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSangiovese is quite a journey. The difference in clones and responses to soil type, rainfall and climate, is as extraordinary as is its uncanny ability to show varietal character wherever it is grown. 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Sourced from select vineyards in Ashton, Woodside, and Lobethal, with predominantly south-east and east-facing aspects, the fruit benefits from slow, even ripening despite a notably warm and dry growing season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCareful handling in the winery begins with hand-harvesting, followed by overnight chilling and whole-bunch pressing to capture pristine free-run juice. A deliberate oxidative approach during fermentation, combined with the inclusion of lees, builds subtle savoury complexity while maintaining freshness and purity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAromatically, it shows lifted notes of Nashi pear and apple, which carry seamlessly onto the palate. 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