Tasting Notes
70+ year old Grenache on beach sand at Blewitt Springs. Fermented gently with a good proportion of whole bunches. Pressed to old oak to rest on fine lees fro 9 months before a further 3 in tank.
Clear pale red with brilliant ruby highlights; the lightness of colour identifying the lightness of extraction. Coastal saltbush berry and red and black raspberries lift above the spice and cocoa notes. Pretty but with a hint of the dark side. The palate is fresh and has a nice juiciness and deeply concentrated flavours of salty red and purple berries, raspberry bootstraps, sweet spices and a mineral salinity. Mouth-watering acidity adds length and juiciness, and the surprising present tannins suggest this is capable of much more. A nice example of why Grenache loves sand. Darkness and Light. - Winery Note
Les Fruits is the winemaking project of Tim Stock, using organically and biodynamically farmed grapes sourced from the Adelaide Hills and Barossa Valley. Produced in a shed in the Basket Range, the winemaking is simple and minimal. All wines are matured on lees in old French oak barrels of varying sizes, with nothing added apart from minimal sulphur at racking and/or bottling. All of the wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered.
| Product Type | Wine Red Grenache & Friends |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | South Australia |
| Sub Region | McLaren Vale |
| Winemaking Practices | Minimal Intervention |
| Vineyard Practices | Organic/Biodynamic |