Spinifex Lucette 2023 Cane-Cut Semillon 500ml (12 Bottles), Barossa Valley

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Lucette is something of a unicorn in the Spinifex range. This is just the second release in 10 years. Lucette is a cane-cut Semillon, whereby the vine’s canes are cut just before harvest, stopping the supply of water to the bunches and resulting in the berries shrivelling on the vine.

Sugar levels rise as water is lost through the skins, but acid and flavour levels remain high. Pete gets his Semillon from two very old Semillon sites in Kalimna.

The canes were cut in both parcels in the middle of March, and harvest occurred in mid-April at 15.5% potential alcohol. The fruit was chilled, then pressed to French oak for fermentation (45% new) and bottled just before the start of the 2024 harvest. The result? It is a delicately sweet wine with spring-fresh citrus grove aromas and a slippery texture balanced by bright acidity.

It has delicious flavours of golden fruits, hints of spice and a delicious, candied ginger twist on the finish. Barsac on a budget!

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Spinifex Wines owners and operators, Peter Schell and Magali Gely, have had a home in the Barossa Valley for over twenty years and hold a strong commitment to and passion for the Barossa. They also have a strong French connection, both physically and philosophically.

Magali’s family, who up until recently were vignerons with a long lineage in Lunel, near Montpellier, still live in south France, and over the last ten years Peter has worked six French vintages, in Provence, the Languedoc, Bordeaux and Burgundy.

Spinifex Wines owners and operators, Peter Schell and Magali Gely, have had a home in the Barossa Valley for over twenty years and hold a strong commitment to and passion for the Barossa.
Wine making process at Spinifex Wines

Time spent in the south of France has fuelled their interest in making unique, hand crafted wines with personality, which are generous and honest expressions of the varieties and their provenance.

Spinifex Wines grapes are sourced from a group of dedicated growers in both the Barossa and Eden Valleys, taking advantage of the great diversity of the soils and meso-climates of the Barossa to create wines with balance, character, depth of flavour and Barossan generosity.

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