Fazi Battaglia 'Titulus' Verdicchio Classico DOC Greywacke while extended lees ageing adds

while extended lees ageing adds weight and harmony

This Riesling comes from ungrafted vines with an average age of 60 years

This exceptional sourcing makes the most of the terroirs’ richness: Côte des Blancs

There is an elegance here to all components

Tash Webster is the founder and winemaker of the Moorabool Valley based label Empire wines (previously Empire of dirt wines)

Fazi Battaglia 'Titulus' Verdicchio Classico DOC Greywacke while extended lees ageing adds'Titulus' is Fazi Battaglias benchmark cuvea dry, aromatic Verdicchio. Hand picked in the vineyard and softly pressed in the cellar, this gauzy, luminescent white has a slight green tinge, characteristic of Verdicchiosthe root of the word is, unsurprisingly, verde, meaning green. After a cold ferment in stainless steel tanks to emphasize the fresh fruit flavours, the wine is aged on its lees (or yeasts) for four more months for additional body and