Kikuya Commune Of Buttons 2017

When Jasper Button was only 10 years old, he helped his parents plant twelve acres of lives on the family farm. The whole family has mobilized to help, even though the slopes of Adelaide Hills have made the task difficult. For many years, Jasper's parents worked in the vineyards, selling grapes to local cellars. Mainly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The world demand for Australian wine was very strong throughout the world and the grapes were easy to sell. But tastes change and the demand for Chardonnay saturated in Australian oak has attracted fewer palates over time. Jaspers 'parents' estate started to suffer a drop in sales, so Jasper decided to come back and try to help them.

The parents were now faced with a choice: should they produce that wine themselves or could they convert to other forms of agriculture? Jasper knew that the vineyards produced incredible grapes, so in 2012, he and his sister founded "Commune of Buttons". The very steep slopes and the bush in the hills around Adelaide allow very cool evenings and the ability to retain moisture even during hot summers. Jasper works the land organically and does not use any chemicals in the cellar. He believes that a minimum intervention in the cellar allows the grapes to express themselves