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We use the French term, Syrah, instead of Shiraz to describe the style of this wine. The cool climate of the Adelaide Hills has a strong influence on the style of this wine and differentiates it from many other Australian regions’ Shiraz. The wine was fermented and held on skins for 33 days. Together with 10% of the stalks included in the ferment has created a beautifully balanced, complex and soft wine. The tannins are soft and silky from the extended skin contact making interesting and elegant wine Great intensity of flavours. Aromatic fruit, violets, rhubarb and stewed black cherries with fresh ground spices. Medium bodied but great intensity of flavours. Fresh red berries, cherry and raspberry and interesting spices derived from the cooler vineyard microclimate and complexities of pepper from the addition of stalks in the fermentation vessel. -
This is truly an exceptional and unique Tawny. It has been blended with 6 individual parcels to create a complex and elegant wine. For me, it all starts with the colour, rich tawny with hues of yellow, orange and green. toffee, roasted nuts, butterscotch, coffee, chocolate, liquorice, vanilla, dried fruits and a lovely depth of sweetness, with an elegant dry finish. - NJ. Extremely Limited to 144 hand bottled, labelled, wax dipped, individually signed, numbered and dated bottles. Sorry no discounts apply to this one :) -
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This is not your typical Sauvignon Blanc. Inspired by wines of the Pouilly-Fumé appellation in France, barrel fermented in old French oak and aged on lees for 5 months. Allowing the yeast autolysis to give spice, complexity and a soft luscious texture. The style of Fumé Blanc gives the wine elegance and interest from barrel fermentation, while the classic fresh and tropical fruit varietal characters remain. The high altitude of the Kuitpo vineyard in the Southern Adelaide Hills is ideal for this variety. Allowing slower ripening and giving complexity and elegance. Shallow, well drained soils also allow full concentration of flavours in the fruit and a mineral acidity crucial for this style of wine. The palate displays an elegant fruit bowl of flavours; passion fruit, ripe tropical fruits and citrus are the focus. Well balanced and finishes with a clean and crisp, fresh mineral acidity and subtle toasty oak flavours.> Reviews
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Low intervention winemaking techniques and careful use new and old French oak allows the fruit to be the hero. A complex wine and a true expression of the vineyard site. The delicate oak profile gives subtle aromatics of crushed vanilla seed and spice. Deep and intense plum and red berries, sweet wild berry scents with nutmeg, liquorice and savoury spices. The palate has luscious and powerful fruits and a beautifully balanced tannin structure. French oak barrel maturation compliments the fruit intensity and gives the wine a great length and velvety mouth feel.> Reviews
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The first release in this range is a small production of an individual vineyard Grenache from Blewitt Springs, McLaren Vale. 20% of the fruit was hand picked and the whole bunches were tipped into the bottom of an open fermenter and the remaining one & half tonnes were crushed on top of the whole bunches. Normal fermentation then occurred for 10 days. Following this time we then crushed the whole bunches and this allowed an extended fermentation and produced unique characters and flavours. The inclusion of the whole bunches produces a wine with much more aromatic aromas and the stalks add a further dimension and tannins to the structure and mouth-feel of the wine. The wine was matured in french oak barrels with 25% new oak. It was matured in oak for 11 months before bottling. The wine has then been bottle aged for a further 10 months before release.
The Vineyard
Planted in 1985, the Grenache is grown by our selected grape grower, the Wait family, whose vineyard is in the famous and well-renown Blewitt Springs within the McLaren Vale region. The Wait family also supplies Grenache for our well-regarded McLaren Vale GSM. The soil type in this sub-region is known to produce very special wines with a point of difference and wines for intense flavour and fullness on the palate. The soil type is sandy loam over shale.
Tasting Notes
This is an exceptional and complex wine and has a great presence. The complexities show characters of whole bunches and stalks. The wine has intense bouquet, perfectly balanced and long tasting palate. The palate has lovely cherry and ripe plum fruit characters and lovely smooth milk chocolate finish.
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The focus of this wine is the Grenache with the other varieties adding structure and complexity to the overall blend. Grenache (82%) had partial whole bunch fermentation, which gives the wine its vibrant red berry characteristics. It was then aged in older french oak barrels to retain the fresh and vibrant. Careful use of Shiraz (15%) adds structure to the wine and the Mourvedre (3%) adds spiciness. Grenache is one of the traditional varieties of McLaren Vale, so we wanted this to be the hero. We were very careful that neither the Shiraz nor Mourvedre were to dominate the blend but to add subtle complexity to the Grenache. Grenache fruit is grown in the well renown region of Blewitt Springs which is quickly becoming - after 60 years or more - well known for a distinctive style and quality of Grenache in Australia.> Reviews
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95 Points
James Halliday, Wine Companion
"Dense crimson-purple; a juicy, velvety palate has a blaze of flavours ranging from blackberry, plum, spice, bitter chocolate and quality oak. A lovely wine." -
In making this wine, we searched the Adelaide Hills to find a suitable vineyard that had both Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier planted on the same vineyard. This was important as it allowed us to pick, crush, press and co-ferment Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier together. 4 hours on skins to extract soft tannins and pale colours from the skins. 51% Pinot Noir, 35% Pinot Munier, 14% Pinot Gris - the Pinot family shows through. Lees contact for 3 months before bottling.> Reviews
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An early release, ‘joven’ (young) style of Tempranillo. A soft extraction process followed by ageing in old french oak for only four months, preserves the soft and aromatic flavours. Giving the wine a fresh, juicy and vibrant palate with soft tannins and an elegant finish. The vineyards are located in the southern end of the Adelaide Hills which is quite a cool part of the hills. The vines are located on a loamy soil over clay which influences the fruit flavours of the grapes and resulting wine with soft fruit and fine tannins. The resulting wine from the vineyard and winemaking is a very easy drinking wine. It is fresh, fruity, juicy and delicious. It has strong and striking aromatic floral fruits characters which is persistent through to the palate and taste. Such an easy drinking wine to enjoy, consider drinking this wine chilled slightly during the warmer months.> Reviews
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To showcase the fresh varietal characteristics of this style of wine, deliberate, simplistic winemaking techniques were implemented with minimal intervention. Fermented in stainless steel to maintain freshness, on fine lees giving complexity and intensity and bottled soon after fermentation to retain the freshness. Blended from two small neighbouring vineyards in the southern Adelaide Hills. Harvested at slightly different times allowing full ripening and developing complexity and variety of flavour. The elevation and cool climate of these vineyards in gives elegance and lets the varietal characters of the grape show in the rest. Lovely aromatics of stone fruit and fresh herbs. On the palate freshly cut stone fruit of apricots and peaches, a touch of pear and lime with lovely structure and texture in the mouth. The wine finishes with lovely texture and fresh acid balance. The palate is fresh, with rich stone fruits and citrus and clean, crisp acidity.> Reviews
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A medium bodied and elegant Shiraz, balanced and structured for drinking upon release, but with potential to cellar for several years to come.Gentle pressing and handling of the fruit, coupled with light handed oak treatment. Maturation in older French oak barrels ensures the wine is not over oaked and in balance with the structure and fruit characters of the wine. The Vineyards are located in mid region of McLaren Vale and grown on the same soil composition of Blewitt Springs, sand with Iron Stone and underlying clay. Low yielding vineyards produces this wine of excellent Shiraz fruit and great intensity of fruit flavours and elegant structure. Lovely intensity of rich Shiraz fruit flavours but with an elegant structure and tannin level that gives this wine a great drinkable quality. Bright fruits - black berry, black currants, plums, violets & delicate spice.> Reviews
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Low intervention winemaking techniques and careful use new and old French oak allows the fruit to be the hero. A complex wine and a true expression of the vineyard site. The delicate oak profile gives subtle aromatics of crushed vanilla seed and spice. Deep and intense plum and red berries, sweet wild berry scents with nutmeg, liquorice and savoury spices. The palate has luscious and powerful fruits and a beautifully balanced tannin structure. French oak barrel maturation compliments the fruit intensity and gives the wine a great length and velvety mouth feel.
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This is not your typical Sauvignon Blanc. Inspired by wines of the Pouilly-Fumé appellation in France, barrel fermented in old French oak and aged on lees for 7 months. Allowing the yeast autolysis to give spice, complexity and a soft luscious texture. The style of Fumé Blanc gives the wine elegance and interest from barrel fermentation, while the classic fresh and tropical fruit varietal characters remain. The high altitude of the Kuitpo vineyard in the Southern Adelaide Hills is ideal for this variety. Allowing slower ripening and giving complexity and elegance. Shallow, well drained soils also allow full concentration of flavours in the fruit and a mineral acidity crucial for this style of wine. The palate displays an elegant fruit bowl of flavours; passion fruit, ripe tropical fruits and citrus are the focus. Well balanced and finishes with a clean and crisp, fresh mineral acidity and subtle toasty oak flavours.
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