Starrs Reach

Slipstream Grenache

We are moving in the Slipstream of those who championed Grenache before us. Elegant, food friendly and climate adaptive but long overlooked as a maverick variety. Working with others uses less energy and achieves a better result than going alone. That’s how we do life, people come first, no one is left behind and the best wines are always those we share with friends! COLOUR Bright and magenta in colour. AROMA Wild strawberries and plum fruits with floral notes. PALATE Bursting from the glass with ripe raspberry and plum fruits. Aromatic with refreshing acidity creating a sense of airiness. Succulent and rounded in the mouth displaying lovely fruit purity with hints of nutmeg and spicy cloves on the finish. FOOD MATCH Pair with roast lamb, wood oven pizza or charred pork with Asian greens. CELLARING At its best now to 2033. VINTAGE CONDITIONS The 2022 growing season was a dream come true with regular moderate rainfall, generous temperatures and balance on the vine. A long ripening period allowed for even ripening of fruit and as a result the wines show elegance, persistence, aromatic fruit profiles and crisp acids presenting the potential to drink now or drink later. WINEMAKING Picked on the 24th March 2022 and fermented using a Grenache specific yeast. After spending 10 days on skins, 40% of the batch was transferred to old French Oak barrels for 18 months to rest before bottling in February 2024.