Levantine Hill

Glen Garvald Shiraz Marsanne 2019

This wine takes its cue from our winemaker’s enormously formative vintage experience at the legendary Domaine Jean-Louis Chave in the Hermitage appellation of France’s northern Rhône Valley. This domaine is almost inarguably the greatest producer of, and tend the most superlative plots of, Syrah in the world. Historically in this appellation, Syrah (Shiraz) has been randomly yet strategically interplanted with the white grape varieties Marsanne and Roussanne. This practice acts to create the true ‘field blend’ where the interplanted different grape varieties are actually integrated within the same block of grapes and then harvested at the same time to create one wine ie not picked separately and blended later. Our 2019 Glen Garvald Shiraz Marsanne raps on this theme of co-fermentation and integration by incorporating Marsanne skins from the adjacent block into the Shiraz. The resultant wine shows the influence that even a tiny percent inclusion of a simpatico compatible ‘other’ can bring to a wine. The colour is vibrant, the aroma pronounced and bold, the palate weighty yet medium-bodied, fleshy, spicy and long.
This wine is suitable for vegans.