Dilworth & Allain - Shay's Flat Grenache 2024 750m

"Shay’s Flat vineyard sits in the Landsborough Valley in the western part of the Pyrenees wine region. The vineyard is on an eastern facing ridge and lies in an amphitheatre (350m elevation) with a magnificent vista down the valley. The sub region of the Landsborough Valley is a quintessential Australian setting. With lots of bush/scrub mixed in with the wheat fields, sheep and vineyards. The soil is a mix of red clay with siltstone, quartz and schist mixed throughout. 

Certified organic and managed by Corey Hope, Shay’s Flat is one of those vineyards that has a special positive vitality which we feel very fortunate to be working with.  

Hand picked and all de-stemmed. Fermentation commenced slowly and the grapes remained on skins for 3 weeks, with a similar extraction approach as the Pinot Noir. Once pressed the wine was transferred to a mixture of French Oak barriques for barrel aging with no new oak The wine stayed in barrel for 12 months being topped regularly before being racked to tank with a sulphur dioxide addition. Here it stays for 4 months to settle and clarify in the cold winter months prior to bottling 

Ruby red in colour and smells of raspberries, licorice, baking spices, game meat and dried flowers. It is tight and svelte with a refreshing fruity energy running through despite being a more full bodied style. It goes from blue to red fruits in the mouth supported all the way with a sheath of fine tannin." - Dilworth & Allain

Style / Variety: Grenache
Region: Pyrenees, VIC
ABV: 14.0%
Vol: 750ml