THE WINES
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Chenin Blanc
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Rosé
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Grenache
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Shiraz
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2022 Chenin Blanc
Blewitt Springs
750ml $492023 McLaren Vale Wine Show Best Traditional White Wine
2023 McLaren Vale Wine Show Best Single Vineyard Wine Any Style (Other Than Shiraz)
Fruit 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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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.
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2022 Grenache
Blewitt Springs
750ml $75The vintage was cool and late, with low yields, and the perfect finish to the season as temperatures warmed up toward harvest. This wine has rich red cherry and raspberry fruit, with some opulence on the front palate. Then the grainy, firm tannins come to the fore and form the backbone of the astonishingly long palate. There’s an energy and density that showcases what Grenache from old vines can do in Blewitt Springs. About 15% whole bunches, and fermented in wood and stainless steel before malolactic fermentation and maturation in concrete and large old French oak barrels.
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2022 Shiraz
Blewitt Springs
750ml $75The cooler season, with a warm period just before harvest, provided a natural freshness that balances the richness that we get from old vine Shiraz at MMAD Vineyard. We retained more whole bunches in 2022, (about a third) adding grip, spice, and savoury complexity. This wine shows lovely pure violet and blueberry aromas, some earth, dark salted chocolate notes, and ripe mouthwatering tannins.