• 2023 Grenache - Saltfleet Wines
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2023 Grenache

$42.00 AUD
$42.00 AUD
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 McLaren Vale / Blewitt Springs / Kaurna Country 

Sourced from two Blewitt Springs vineyards — The Brini Vineyard, which sits at 160-200m elevation, and another remarkable site just down the road planted in 1924. Both are dry-grown bush vines rooted in deep sandy soils over ironstone.

The result is a wine of fruit concentration, perfume, and structure. Red-fruited and finely textured, with gritty tannins. This is a wine that speaks of elegance, place, and restraint.

Vinification

Hand picked

20% whole bunch

14 days on skins

10 months in large format French oak

Vegan friendly

Expert Reviews

95 Points "From two sites in Blewitt Springs; one the Brini Vineyard, and the other a site on Moritz Road; 20% whole bunch ferment; 10 months in 10-year-old French puncheons. There’s a wild-fruited tautness to this, an imprint of the chill season, which yields a refined direction. That’s allied with a savouriness of flavour, underpinned by a sandy, pithy draw of tannin and resolute acidity. Cranberry and cherry, pressed wildflowers, tart redcurrant, subdued souk spices, sun-warmed bricks, bergamot. Air is a friend, and the wine uncoils beautifully, so poised, with no sweet spot, the tannins respectfully incisive. Very good."
Marcus Ellis, Halliday Wine Companion.

Care Information

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