Description
Lone Palm Vineyard Grenache was hand picked from gnarly 80 year old vines from two Seppeltsfield vineyards, slowly naturally fermented (20% whole bunches) to create an ethereal wine that pays full respect to it’s place. Bottled unfinned and unfiltered to maintain freshness and purity.
Bottled without fining or filtration (Vegan Friendly).
Wine Reviews:
95 Points Wine Orbit
95 Points Kim Brebach
93 Points James Suckling
95 points Wine Pilot
96+ points Kim Brebach 2021 Vintage
A heavyweight Grenache from a small winery in the dress circle of the Barossa Valley at Marananga. It’s rich, dark and brooding; very rare to find a Grenache with such depth and intensity, and grip on the finish. There is some softness as well, which makes it enjoyable already with a good piece of steak, but I suspect it will benefit from a few years in a dark place. Outstanding red.
95 James Suckling 2021 Vintage
Seductively perfumed, this is beautifully styled and composed with Black Doris plum, blueberry, violet, vanilla and spicy oak aromas on the nose. It’s silky-smooth and generously textured in the mouth offering core of sweet fruit flavours with a spicy overtone backed by beautifully melded tannins. Wonderful expression of the variety with loads of appeal. At its best: now to 2035.
Tasting Note:
Deep purple colour, clove-like spices, the palate is red and black fruits, with a spicy medium body and fine powdery tannins that linger forever!
Vineyards:
Sourced from a three vineyards all 80+ year old vines in Seppeltsfield, Nuriootpa and Gomersal. With soil types ranging from sand on clay, brown loam and red clay dirt on clay.
Cellaring:
Serious wines can handle serious time, personally I prefer the earlier side of the drinking window so any time from now to 2030+.
Alcohol Percentage:
14%
