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Small Victories Grenache Mataro

Small Victories Grenache Mataro

750ml
BAROSSA | 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

In stock

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%