Region: McLaren Vale  

Variety: Grenache 

What's in the glass: The small bunches were hand-picked in early March and brought back to the shed where they underwent a gentle cold soak for one night. The fruit was taken outdoors, 25% whole-cluster and 75% hand-destemmed, to start spontaneous fermentation in six small, plastic fermenters. The fruit was carefully hand-plunged and spent between 10-30 days on skins depending upon the lot. The ferments were basket pressed to neutral French barriques with sporadic battonage implemented for the first 2 months, getting a bit of lees contact adding a sight touch of a reductive note to the notoriously oxidative Grenache. After about five and a half months of aging, the wine was racked to tank and bottled without fining or filtration and only minimal SO2 added.

Farming: Organic 

Vegan Friendly: Yes