VINE VALE - BAROSSA VALLEY

92 Points – Ned Goodwin MW, Halliday Wine Companion :
”This is superlative mencia, a Spanish variety showing considerable promise on these shores. Lifted aromas of violet, sarsaparilla, clove, iodine and the most impeccably ripe slather of dark cherry-crusted tannins, lithe, sinuous and just the right amount of astringency. I could gripe about the sweetness of fruit being a bit excessive, but this is the Barossa. It comes with the turf.”

The Wine
Dark cherry, blueberry, tea leaves and coconut over hints of dried herbs with just the slightest savoury undertone.

Has a fresh and lively palate with red fruit and plush tannins. Smooth and delicious.

Benefits from a little time to breathe upon opening.

 Organically grown and made (uncertified).

 Enjoy now or drink/cellar to 2027.

 Suggested serving temperature 15-17C.

The Winemaking
Hand-picked 17^th March 2022 and made at CRFT winery in Carey Gully.

Destemmed to an open-top tank for wild fermentation with around 2 weeks on skins.

Then pressed to oak for wild malolactic fermentation and maturation

for 11 months with occasional lees stirring.

100% French oak, all seasoned barriques 2yo+.

Bottled Feb 2023. Vegan friendly

The Vineyard
Elaine Schmidt owns and farms the Mencía vines at Vine Vale (Barossa Valley).

Organically farmed (uncertified) from the 2018/2019 growing season onwards.

Planted:       2012 (half grafted, half planted on own roots)

Soil:          Deep sandy loam topsoil, over deep red clay subsoil.

Map:           -34.686931, 138.898547

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