VINE VALE - BAROSSA VALLEY

ORGANICALLY FARMED AND MADE (UNCERTIFIED)

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The Wine
In the glass, the wine is deep and dark. On the nose, it’s lifted and aromatic, with blackcurrant, pomegranate and blackberry jam, and secondary notes of beetroot, chocolate bullets and leather polish. Fresh tea leaves and dried prune add to the complexity. Super-juicy palate bursting with plush, concentrated red fruit and smooth, supple tannins. Organically grown & made (uncertified).

Cellaring
Enjoy at release or drink/cellar until 2031.

The Winemaking
Made by Candice and Frew at the CRFT winery in Carey Gully.
Hand-picked, then destemmed to an open-top tank for wild fermentation with around 2 weeks on skins. Pressed to barrel once dry for wild malolactic fermentation and maturation on full lees. Occasional lees stirring. Matured for 9 months in 100% French oak, 15% 1yo.
14% alc/vol. Vegan-friendly.

The Vineyard
Elaine and the late Rodney Schmidt planted Mencía at their vineyard for us back in 2012, just before we started CRFT. While we didn't know what we would do with the grapes at the time, we did know it was the right variety grown in the right place.

Our Mencía grapes are grown by Elaine Schmidt at Vine Vale in the heart of the Barossa Valley. Organically farmed since 2019, uncertified.

Location: Ngadjuri Country, Vine Vale, Barossa Valley
Planted: 2012 (half grafted, half planted on own roots)
Soil: Deep sandy loam topsoil, over deep red clay subsoil

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