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Small Victories Grenache Mataro
Small Victories Grenache Mataro
750mlBAROSSA | VINTAGE 2023
WINEMAKER COMMENTS
We are super excited about this unique vineyard and the balanced vibrancy of this wine. Minimal intervention ensures a wine with a sense of place.
– Cheers, Jules
$29.00
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Wine Details
Style
vibrant, juicy and savoury
Aroma
savoury herbs and hints of musk
Palate
a delicious mix of red fruits with gamey undertones, a vibrant spice and a touch of cracked pepper giving life to the silky tannin on the finish
Drink
enjoy it now while young and fresh or enjoy happily over coming years
Food
think roast duck ragu with pasta or pumpkin and blue cheese tarts
Vineyard
Variety
Grenache and Mataro
Vineyard
Ashmead family vineyard, Greenock, Barossa Valley
Soil
lean soils of red and brown clay mixed with some lighter sandy loam
Winemaking
Season
2023 will be remembered as a long and slow vintage. We had very mild weather and hints of rain which meant patience was required to ensure we achieved full ripeness. Mataro is a true star of 2023 vintage, all spice and red fruits with a serious tannin line.
Winemaking
hand harvested old vine grenache, with a small whole bunch portion, was fermented in a concrete tulip allowing for greater flavour extraction. A slow, steady fermentation built the tannin profile. The mataro was fermented in cement open fermenters. Both parcels were rested in seasoned French oak for malolactic fermentation and further time on lees. The final blend also has a touch of carignan and shiraz.
Maturation
8 months in seasoned French oak puncheons
ALC/VOL
14.5%
Reviews / Awards
Vibrant, crunchy ruby red grapefruit, macerated plum and blueberry fruits cut with hints of exotic spice, citrus blossom, dried citrus rind, red licorice, gingerbread and earth. It's all spice and crunch and ripe plum and blue fruits on the palate, with powdery tannin, and it cuts a chalky, pure-fruit path as it trails away. Great drinking and solid value.
-Rated special value for money - Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion
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