2022 Estate Grenache Blanc
2022 Estate Grenache Blanc
($38.25 Wine Club price)
From our new micro block of rhone white varietals, Grenache Blanc (white grenache) grown on our Certified Organic Estate Vineyard in Stone Well in the western Barossa Valley. This block of a mere 200 bush vines once again performed extremely well in quality terms in the cool but excellent 2022 vintage, but the crop was tiny, just a few 100 kilos resulting in less than 120 bottles.
This wine is bright, lifted florals, stone fruits, light bodied with racy acidity. Light in alcohol and all the better for it. A wine that is drinking very well on release and a perfect match for seafood dishes.
Technical Tasting Notes
2022 ESTATE GRENACHE BLANC
GROWING SEASON
The 2022 Barossa Valley vintage will be remembered as the second almost faultless season in a row after an equally impressive although different 2021 vintage. Both Vintages were cool, the coolest since 2002. Good spring rains meant that we entered the growing season with good soil moisture levels. A warm dry growing season followed, with balanced and healthy canopies producing an average crop of extremely high quality fruit. A pigeon pair, perhaps the best two since 1990/1991 if not longer.
The good news is that flavours and colours (in reds) and the vibrancy and lift in the whites are incredible. Overall quality is exceptional. Another extremely good Barossa vintage in the making.
TASTING NOTE
From our micro block of rhone white varietals, Grenache Blanc (white grenache) grown on our Certified Organic Estate Vineyard in Stone Well in the western Barossa Valley. This block of a mere 200 bush vines produced a tiny crop in the cool 2022 vintage, but the quality was high and once again we bottled it separately. Intriguing to say the least. This wine is bright, lifted florals, stone fruits, light bodied with racy acidity. Light in alcohol and all the better for it. A wine that is drinking very well on release and a perfect match for seafood dishes.
SPECIFICATIONS
Region: Barossa Valley
Sub Region: Stone Well
Variety: Grenache Blanc
Alcohol: 12.0%
Production: 120 bottles
Cellaring: Drink Now or for 5 years
Winemaker: Andrew Seppelt
Download Technical Tasting Notes 2023 Vintage ➝
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Reviews
2023 Estate Field Blend Blanc Block 12
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2022 Estate Grenache Blanc
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2021 Estate Grenache Blanc
Vintage Journal (Andrew Caillard)
92 Points - A typically shy Grenache Blanc but does have good aromatic complexity with its layers of grapefruit, honey and straw aromas in a bright and clean style. Dry, crisp and textural, there is an appealing creamy texture and impact thanks to fine, bright acidity, which drives a finish of good length.
Now–2024
2023 James Halliday Wine Companion (Dave Brookes)
92 Points - I'm a fan of grenache blanc, so was chuffed to see this release roll past my schnoz. Pale straw in the glass with characters of citrus, nashi pear and white peach fruits with hints of marzipan, soft spice, crushed stone, almond blossom and lighter tones of dried herbs. Savoury and stony in the mouth, there's a slight slinky phenolic tweak, a nice minerally acid cadence and a waft of quartz and herbs on the dry finish.
