McLaren Vale Old Vine Grenache

Viticulture & Oenology

Vine Age : 86 Years

Geographical Indication (GI) : McLaren Vale

Sub-Region : Blewitt Springs

Soil Type : Sandy Gravel Over Red Clay

Climatic Conditions : Mediterranean 

Harvest Method : Hand Harvested 

Fermentation Method : 100% Whole Cluster, Concrete Vats

Élevage Maturation Period : 11+ Months 

Élevage Selection : Seasoned French Puncheons

Product Data

Vintage : 2023 | Alcohol : 14.5% | Bottle Size : 750ml
Release date : 19th June 2025

“The 2023 Old Vine Grenache is beguiling and layered aromatically with pressed flowers, dried mint, anise, sweet red apple skin, raspberry pip, wet concrete/petrichor and curls of soft-eating licorice. On the palate, the tannins are chalky, finally milled and chewy, and they plume through the fruit. These provide texture and shape to the wine and feel seamless in their integration with the fruit. Fermented naturally and matured in old French oak, this is a masterclass in expressing the Blewitt Springs perfume and delicacy. Inherent in the wines from this place is a sense of shape and structure that feels unforced and pliable. The tannins are extracted via pigéage twice a day as whole clusters (100%), and the wine had a slow, cool, maceration in open concrete. The wine is then pressed into seasoned puncheons that have been transitioned out of a white wine program. It matured for 10 or 11 months prior to bottling, then spent a further 12 months in glass prior to release, with no acid additions or adjustments. 14.5% alcohol, sealed under Diam and wax. Released 19th June 2025.”
- Erin Larkin, Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Margaret River Chardonnay

Viticulture & Oenology

Geographical Indication (GI) : Margaret River

Sub-Region : Wallcliff

Soil Type : Sandy Loam, Clay Over Limestone

Climatic Conditions : Hybrid Mediterranean & Continental

Harvest Method : Hand Harvested

Fermentation Method : In-Barrel, Light Bâttonage

Élevage Maturation Period : 11 Months, 50% New French Oak

Élevage Selection : Medium Toast, Tight Grain French Barriques

Product Data

Vintage : 2024 | Alcohol : 13.8% | Bottle Size : 750ml
Release date : 10th August 2025

“The 2024 season in Margaret River was an interesting one and perhaps even more site specific than usual, given the heat and the lack of water. This is a full press here, no cuts, meaning the skins and stalks and seeds have an increased impact on the final wine. It was cold settled, pressed straight to barrel and fermented in situ on full solids in 50% new oak; 20% of the wine went through natural malolactic fermentation. Aromatically, this 2024 Margaret River Chardonnay leads with crushed nuts and white flowers, green apple, white pineapple/pineapple husk, yellow peach and brine. There's a hint of dried herbs, kelp and sage, perhaps thyme, all good things in the context of the wine. The acidity tastes juicy and ripe, threaded through the fruit. A spectacular wine. 13.8% Alcohol, sealed under screw cap.”
- Erin Larkin, Robert Parker Wine Advocate