{"title":"Lost in the FOG x Willunga 100","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"2024-the-smart-vineyard-clarendon-grenache","title":"2024 The Smart Vineyard Clarendon Grenache","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTASTING NOTE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eLifted aromatics of cranberry and red cherry fruit, rose petals, orange peel, bay leaves and dried herbs, cardamom spice and background hints of pepper.\u003cbr\u003ePalate is tightly wound and has a line of fresh acidity, fresh cherries, and red berries, herby bouquet garnet characters along with a savoury mineral line that runs through the palate and gives the wine a lovely persistence of flavour.  Is a delicate wine, with fine but present tannins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVINTAGE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"\u003eThe season started with a dry winter and start to spring- warm days and quite cool nights meant a slow start to shoot growth, and smaller crops in some early flowering varieties, but in mid-November the weather pattern changed to give us a lot of rain and some humidity, which helped with shoot growth and to improve crop levels, but was challenging in the vineyards to keep disease under control.  In early January the rain stopped thankfully, and we had dry conditions right the way through harvest, so disease was much less of an issue than it could have been.  A few short heat waves provided some challengesA single vineyard grenache sourced from Wayne Smart’s vineyard in Clarendon, McLaren Vale. The dry grown bush vines were planted in 1922 on loamy soils over red-brown clay and bedrock. Vineyard is situated at 230m above sea level on a South-East facing slope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINEMAKING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"\u003eFruit was hand harvested, de-stemmed and whole berry sorted into stainless steel open fermenters. The whole berry ferment spent 13 days on skins, during which time it was gently plunged to ensure optimum extraction whilst maintaining the delicate aromatics. Wine was basket pressed off skins before maturation and malolactic fermentation on lees majority in stainless steel (82%) and the remainder (18%) in an older puncheon. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eVegan friendly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFOOD PAIRING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eVitello tonnato or duck confit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINEMAKER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eRenae Hirsch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREVIEWS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2024 VINTAGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e96 Points GOLD\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eHalliday Wine Companion, Marcus Ellis\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\"From the legendary Clarendon vineyard. De-stemmed, 13 days on skins, matured in steel (82%) and an older puncheon (18%). The relatively pale hue presages a classic Smart vineyard wine of refined delicacy, savoury import, fine, sandy tannin and a resolute seam of acidity. The latter will knit into the wine more with time, as the balance is there, as is the fruit. Dried cherry, tart cranberry, dehydrated orange peel, sumac, cinnamon, some dusty whole white pepper notes. As said, this needs time to unlock, but it’s a wine speaking lucidly of site. Renae Hirsch’s quietly thoughtful winemaking will assuredly shepherd this into something special, and likely the score could tick up.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2023 VINTAGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e95 Points GOLD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHalliday Wine Companion, Marcus Ellis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\"This was fermented, beginning as whole berries, then plunged over about 10 days and mostly matured in tank. The expressiveness of site and vintage is evident even at this early-bottled stage, if perhaps a tad shy presently. This is the palest and prettiest of the single-vineyard trio, with wild raspberry, redcurrant, sour cherry, cranberry, a hint of rose and dried orange peel, the feel engagingly savoury and refined, cinched by fine, skinsy tannins, chewy, sandy and pithy. This expands beautifully with air and promises to be singing on release.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e96 Points \u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eThe Australian, Nick Ryan\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Planted in 1922 on red clay loams over shale and ironstone. Darker fruit profile, but without density. Assured, poised and intricately structured. Dark cherry, rubbed rosemary, a seam of spice. It’s a beautiful framework, with the temptation to over-decorate through winemaking resisted.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 Points \u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eThe Wine Front, Gary Walsh\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"1922 plantings here.Blackberry, red fruit, some liquorice, exotic spice, Earl Grey tea, dried rose, smells a bit stony too. Medium-bodied, dark red berries, dense tight tannin, quite stony and ‘minerally’ in feel, juicy orange and cranberry acidity, ferrous and long to finish. Very good. Expressive and kind of fine-boned in a way, and comes over more than a little like Nebbiolo. Give it a year or two more in bottle, I’d say.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e95 Points \u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eThe Real Review, Huon Hooke\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Medium-deep red-purple colour with a bouquet that embraces peppermint, eucalyptus, raspberry and blackberry. In the mouth, it is big and strongly constituted, with a deep core of sweet raspberry\/black cherry fruit underscored by freshening acidity and supple, ripely rounded tannins. Powerful wine with deep-set flavour and focused, emphatic tannins that persist long on the aftertaste. A very impressive young grenache that treads a fine line between sweet\/ripe opulence and stern, tightly coiled structure. The finish is savoury, dry, authoritative: a serious grenache indeed.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 VINTAGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGold Medal - 95 Points\u003cbr\u003e2023 Melbourne Royal Wine Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"JsGRdQ\"\u003e94 Points\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"JsGRdQ\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Real Review - Huon Hooke\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"JsGRdQ\"\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eBrilliant, electric purple colour; the aromas leap from the glass with pepper, clove and other fragrant spices amongst the dark-fruit aromas. The wine is medium-full bodied and well endowed with cleansing tannins and deep flavour. A superb Grenache that drinks well now and will richly reward keeping.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"JsGRdQ\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e92 Points\u003cbr\u003eHalliday Wine Companion, Ned Goodwin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe highest, coolest and arguably the most famous site for grenache in the Vale. Old, dry-grown bush vines. Thirst-slaking tannins bridge the attack and a chewy, ferrous finish, the framework in which blood plum, bergamot, kirsch, dried thyme and lilac carouse. I'd like a bit more stuffing to this; more mid-palate density. Yet there is plenty of energy suffused with nourishing tannins and drinkability in spades. Lots to like.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Financial Review - Max Allen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe 2021 vintage of this wine (out now) is very good (after all, it took out the trophy for best grenache at this year’s National Wine Show in Canberra), but I think the 2022 (out soon) is even better: where the ’21 is all open-textured, earthy and dusty-herbal, with powdery tannins (reflecting the loamier soils and more exposed nature of the Smart vineyard), the ’22 has purer, more focused red berry fruit intensity, and finer, tighter, more structured tannins.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":43977543385142,"sku":"24SMARTGRE","price":70.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6 Pack","offer_id":43977543417910,"sku":"24SMARTGRE6","price":420.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0559\/3497\/6054\/files\/SmartVineyardNVShopifyImage_cadbe7e5-4ece-4330-8f43-f47ba230af99.png?v=1698875477"},{"product_id":"2024-blind-spot-vineyard-blewitt-springs-grenache","title":"2024 Blind Spot Vineyard Blewitt Springs Grenache","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTASTING NOTE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAromatically floral - rose and violets, along with exotic spice, red berries and hints of pepper and orange zest aromatics.  \u003cbr\u003eThe palate has flavours of cherry, lillypilly and red currant, the floral characters continue through the palate with the savoury warm spices.  There is a fresh line of acidity that runs through the palate with fine tannins which combine to carry the flavours into a long, lingering finish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVINTAGE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe season started with a dry winter and start to spring- warm days and quite cool nights meant a slow start to shoot growth, and smaller crops in some early flowering varieties, but in mid-November the weather pattern changed to give us a lot of rain and some humidity, which helped with shoot growth and to improve crop levels, but was challenging in the vineyards to keep disease under control.  In early January the rain stopped thankfully, and we had dry conditions right the way through harvest, so disease was much less of an issue than it could have been.  A few short heat waves provided some challenges, but generally the wine quality is very good. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVINEYARD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSourced from Willunga 100's own estate vineyard 'Blind Spot' in the sub-region of Blewitt Springs (McLaren Vale). 100% dry grown bush vine Grenache from the “15 Acre Block”, South-West facing at 170m above sea level;. Vine age is approximately 55 years old. The soils of the vineyard are deep Maslin sand over a base of ironstone and clay. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINEMAKING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFruit was hand harvested, de-stemmed and whole berry sorted into stainless steel open fermenters. The whole berry ferment spent 10 days on skins, during which time it was gently plunged to ensure optimum extraction whilst maintaining the delicate aromatics. Wine was basket pressed off skins before maturation and malolactic fermentation on lees majority in stainless steel (75%) and the remainder (25%) in an older puncheon.\u003cbr\u003eVegan friendly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINEMAKER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eRenae Hirsch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREVIEWS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVINTAGE 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e97 Points GOLD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Halliday Wine Companion 2026 - Marcus Ellis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"From the home Blewitt Springs vineyard on Maslin Sands over ironstone and clay; 55-year-old bush vines; destemmed, 10 days on skins; matured in steel (75%) and an old puncheon. Like all the single vineyard wines, this is charmingly light in colour, with this initially reserved in aromatics. But air brings those out rapidly, bursting with dusky floral notes, marasca cherry and Middle Eastern spices, the key here, and across the wines, is an essential savouriness, a lack of poppy ease. And that’s very much to the good. The three are nuanced in their making, but not dissimilar in elaboration, the theme an absence of artefact, yielding a clear delineation between cuvées. Expressly red fruited, with a fragrant muskiness, a headiness of sultry fragrance, and a palate built on finely tooled tannin and clean acidity, it’s another beautiful wine from the exceptional 2024 suite. Stunning.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 Points\u003cbr\u003eThe Wine Front, Gary Walsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Blewitt Springs. David Gleave MW just dropped by to show me his wares. He’s invariably interesting and erudite, and quite the authority on Piedmont, so what’s not to like?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRaspberry, cherry, dried roses, plenty of exotic spice, a little mint and dried herb perfume. Medium-bodied yet delivers a goodly amount of flavour and concentration, again the cherry and raspberry, offers freshness, and emery board tannin of high quality lends traction, closing with a juicy finish of excellent length and gently sandy grip. Very good, and while there’s plenty to sink your teeth into, it’s still pretty approachable now.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVINTAGE 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 Points GOLD\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHalliday Wine Companion 2025 - Marcus Ellis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eFrom 55-year-old estate dry-grown bush vines in Blewitt Springs; deep Maslin sand over ironstone and clay. This rounds out the single-site grenache bottlings. The clarity of making is the same, with each speaking of site, and all three pure, lithe and vibrant, but this presents now as the slightly more brooding of the trio. Dusky floral, deep red rose and warm brown spices over red and black cherry, ripening mulberry and freeze-dried raspberry, tannins insistent, presently coiled, acidity a driver. It’s a very nice wine, and the August release is on its side.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":43977550037046,"sku":"24BLINDSPOTGRE","price":70.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6 Pack","offer_id":43977550069814,"sku":"24BLINDSPOTGRE6","price":420.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0559\/3497\/6054\/files\/Shopify_2023_Blind_Spot_Grenache.png?v=1724124850"},{"product_id":"2025-mclaren-vale-grenache-blanc","title":"2025 McLaren Vale Grenache Blanc","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTASTING NOTE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAromas of fragrant flowering fresh herbs, spiced pears and apples and some citrus notes.\u003cbr\u003eThe palate is textural and has flavours pineapple, green paw paw and pear fruit, along with fresh herbs, a hint of almond and exotic spice. A fresh acidity runs through the palate and the wine has lingering flavours.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVINEYARD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 1\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSourced from 2 sub-regions within McLaren Vale.  71% of the blend is from a vineyard vineyard east of the township of McLaren Flat on a slightly elevated site, 135m above sea level, on loamy clay soil.  The remaining 29% is from a site in the southern sub-region of Sellicks Hill.  This later site has an elevation of just 78m, but is much closer to the cooling breezes of the ocean, and is on clay soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVINTAGE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA very dry growing season, lead to the earliest start to vintage anyone can remember.  \u003cbr\u003eLow winter rains, but ideal spring weather meant that despite the dry conditions, fruit set in spring was good and crop levels for many varieties were around average, with berry numbers average to slightly above, but a smaller berry size- leading to good concentration of flavour.  Whilst harvest started early, conditions were relatively mild for much of harvest, except for a 4-day heat wave in mid-February, but this caused little damage and fruit ripened gradually to have great flavour, ripe tannin profiles in the reds and good concentration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINE MAKING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 1\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe McLaren Flat parcel was machine harvested in the cool of the morning and the Sellkicks Hill parcel was hard harvested also early in the morning.  Both parcels were gently pressed with minimal skin contact, although were kept separate through the process until a few weeks prior to bottling.\u003cbr\u003eThey were fermented mainly in stainless steel and the Mclaren Flat parcel was fermented with a relatively high level of juice soilds to build some complexity and texture.  A portion of both parcels were also fermented in older French oak Puncheons (30% overall), and were then stored on lees with some lees stirring in both tank and barrel to further build some texture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWine is vegan friendly. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFOOD PAIRING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 1\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCheese platter, paella or a chicken tagine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINEMAKER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eRenae Hirsch\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREVIEWS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2025 VINTAGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHalliday Wine Companion - Marcus Ellis\u003cbr\u003e93 Points\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\"71\/29% McLaren Flat\/Sellicks Hill. The latter low lying on clay, near to the ocean and its cooling breezes. The former a little more elevated at 135 metres on clay loam soils; 70% steel and 30% older puncheons. The second release, and from a hot and dry year. Not that it shows here, with thrilling acid drive and vividly fresh fruit, co-mingling orchard fruits, through golden apple, pear, lemon and cool stone fruit, along with a whisper of salinity. Textural, a little pithy and resolutely fresh. It’s good stuff, and it will only get better.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wine Front - Gary Walsh\u003cbr\u003e92 Points\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003eGrown on two McLaren Vale vineyards, one at McLaren Flat and the other at Sellicks Hill. It’s mostly matured in stainless steel though a portion is matured in old French oak puncheons.\u003cbr\u003eIn many respects this is the ideal white wine. Fruit-driven at heart, gently textural, savoury in whispers and with a nod to saltiness. All this is delivered in a harmonious fashion. Stonefruit, apple, brine and strawberry-like characters come served with some gentle textural grip. It’s not showy or pretentious but it’s a lovely wine to drink.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2024 VINTAGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHalliday Wine Companion - Marcus Ellis\u003cbr\u003e92 Points\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\"From one of Sue Trott’s vineyards in McLaren Flat on heavy clays, this was pressed to tank (75%) and old barrel (25%) for fermentation. Waxy apples and tart pear, orchard florals, a fringe of herbs and a little lemon curd, this is racy, with relatively fine-boned fruit on a driving line of freshness. It’s early on, and a little tense, but a few months, ideally six, and it should be singing.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wine Front - Gary Walsh\u003cbr\u003e92 Points\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\"The first vintage of this wine, from the Trott vineyard in McLaren Flat.A quiet wine that offers pleasing flinty texture and grip, lemon water, a slight gooseberry flavour, a smattering of dried herbs with some lemon peel bitterness, and a bright finish of good length. It’s frisky and energetic and while it may be a little dilute in the flavour department, its mouthfeel and shape kind of compensates for that. 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The palate is vibrant and textural, balanced by a fine line of mineral acidity. Flavours of pomelo, red apple, rose petals and a subtle hint of cranberry carry through to a long, fresh and refined finish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVINEYARD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eA blend of Grenache fruit from younger vines, providing fresh fruit aromas and flavours, combined with Grenache fruit from 50-year-old dry-grown bush vines for depth, spice, and complexity. The younger vineyard blocks of Grenache were planted from cuttings taken from the 100-year-old Smart Vineyard, which is used for one of our single vineyard wines. The vines are grown in sandy soils over ironstone in the Blewitt Springs subregion of McLaren Vale and benefit from the cooling breezes flowing down from the Mount Lofty Ranges and in from the nearby coast.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVINTAGE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 1\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eThe season started with a cool, wet spring, which slowed the start of growth and affected flowering, causing some uneven fruit set and very open bunches, which we were thankful for later in the season. December brought warm, dry conditions that lasted through January, with some heatwaves and some early crop loss. From mid-harvest onwards, however, temperatures dropped again and we experienced periods of rain, which slowed the harvest and allowed for good flavour development, especially in the later-ripening varieties like Grenache. As fruit set was poor, the bunches remained nice and open, resulting in little disease pressure in McLaren Vale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINE MAKING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eA blend of hand-picked fruit from old vines and machine-harvested fruit from younger vines. Harvested in the cool of the early morning, the fruit was gently pressed before undergoing a slow, cool fermentation in stainless steel. Extended maturation on lees, with regular stirring, built texture and palate weight while preserving freshness and vibrancy. Bottled as a dry-style rosé and certified vegan friendly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFOOD PAIRING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eFresh seafood: oysters, scallops, fresh fish, and\/or a fresh summer salad.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINEMAKER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eRenae Hirsch\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":46769586339894,"sku":"26GREROS","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6 Pack","offer_id":46769586372662,"sku":"26GREROS6","price":180.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0559\/3497\/6054\/files\/willunga-100-bs-grenache-rose-nv.png?v=1765328891"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0559\/3497\/6054\/collections\/MACB8098_07792643-bef4-46c4-9373-86ef1aa74774.jpg?v=1785376103","url":"https:\/\/willunga100.com\/collections\/lost-in-the-fog.oembed","provider":"Willunga 100","version":"1.0","type":"link"}