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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2021 Chenin Blanc
Blewitt Springs
750ml $48Lovely mild ripening conditions gave us Chenin Blanc with an array of characters including citrus peel, cumquat, hessian, sea spray and a hint of lanolin. The fruit was hand-picked, and approximately one third was whole bunch pressed to old French oak puncheons, and the balance crushed for more skin contact, and fermented in concrete vats before going to puncheons. The wine combines a fine-ness from the whole bunch pressed component with more texture from the crushed fruit. The palate is long and framed by crisp acidity, with exciting ageing potential.
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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.
