THE WINES
It is hard to imagine a better season for our first MMAD vintage.
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Chenin Blanc
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Grenache
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Shiraz
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Rosé
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2022 Chenin Blanc
Blewitt Springs
750ml $49Fruit concentration is a feature of the year. Hand-picked fruit was crushed and fermented in concrete (50%) and whole bunch pressed and fermented in large old oak (50%). The result has frangipani aromas and zesty acid but also generous fruit, with cumquat and yellow nectarine flavours and a touch of talcum powder. An intense and singular expression of old vine Chenin Blanc.
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2021 Grenache
Blewitt Springs
750ml $75Lovely mild ripening conditions produced Grenache of great intensity. There is a purity and a density, but also a lightness that belies the energy and power of the fruit. The aromatics are intense and perfumed with notes of raspberry coulis, cinnamon and a hint of fennel seed which unfurl in the glass. The grapes were mostly destemmed and fermented as whole berries in open concrete and stainless steel before ageing in used 500 litre puncheons.
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2021 Shiraz
Blewitt Springs
750ml $75Lovely mild ripening conditions gave beautiful balance to the Shiraz. The fruit was hand-picked, 80% destemmed, and whole berries and whole bunches were fermented in open vats with gentle extraction. There is old vine concentration, and opulence on the palate, with notes of mulberry, blackberry and dark chocolate. Generous, layered, and complex, with tannins and savoury notes that keep the fruit in check.
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2023 Rosé
Blewitt Springs
750ml $39All four grape varieties on the vineyard (Grenache, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chenin Blanc) were handpicked for this ‘field blend’ rosé. A deliciously dry and complex rosé with a touch of grip on the finish.
