Brash Higgins 2020 ‘GR/M’ Grenache/Mataro Biodynamic (6 Bottles) McLaren Vale

by Fine Wine Cellars

$239.00 GST Included

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Two parcels of Grenache and Mataro from a Biodynamically farmed site at Yangarra Estate in the distinctive sandy soils of Blewitt Springs along the upper ridges of the eastern flank of McLaren Vale nearing the Adelaide Hills.

The fruit was hand-picked on the same day, destemmed at the winery and co-fermented using wild yeast in an open fermenter for 2 weeks. The 2020 vintage was a warm one, but low yielding, and overall excellent quality.

Yangarra’s vineyard sits in the cooler Upper Sands part of Blewitt Springs. 15 months in trusty French puncheons further forged the fine red berry tones of Grenache (70%) with the savoury spice of Mataro (30%). 

‘Pretty nose, floral and sweet fruited. Notes of tar, orange peel and spice from the Mataro co-mingles nicely with the lively, bright red fruited Grenache. Medium bodied the wine enters soft but pulls back subtly with with silky tannins from the thicker skinned Mataro. The 20 GR/M strikes a nice counterbalance between the openly fruity nature of Grenache and the darker, more brooding nature of Mataro.’ – Brad Hickey, Vinitor, August 2, 2021.

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About Brash Higgins Wines

Brash Higgins: trying to add something new to the winemaking dialogue. Amphora wines, co-ferments, field blends & Omensetter Vineyard in McLaren Vale.

Brash Higgins is a certified Organic winery and vineyard in McLaren Vale, Australia crafting small batch, site-specific wines from our Omensetter Vineyard and other sites we admire. We make wines in clay amphora, for example, like Nero d’Avola and Zibibbo, as well as more traditional offerings like single vineyard Shiraz, Cinsault, and Cabernet Franc, to name but a few.

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