Spinifex

Miette Grenache Shiraz Mataro

The fruit for this Spinifex wine is 100% Barossa, handpicked from old, dry-grown sites. The Mataro component of the blend was sourced from two valley floor vineyards, one 90 year old bush vine vineyard in the Koonunga Hill sub-region of the Barossa Valley, the other a younger vineyard in the extreme south of the valley. The three old vine Grenache vineyards (30, 50 and 90 years old) are situated in the North and East of the valley. The majority of the Shiraz was sourced from a Koonunga Hill vineyard (at the northern end of the Barossa Valley) and a younger vineyard on the western extremity of the valley. The fermentations were carried out with indigenous yeast in small open fermenters, with 30% as whole bunches, prior to gentle pressing and maturation on light lees. All the components were matured in seasoned French oak and stayed on light lees, which helps retain fruit freshness and preserves natural tannin, prior to blending and further maturation in tank prior to bottling.