Spinifex Miette Grenache Mourvedre Shiraz 2022 (6 Bottles) Barossa Valley

$139.00

AUSTRALIA WIDE SHIPPING INCLUDED

Pete Schell’s Miette wines represent sensational value and serve as a great introduction to the Spinifex range. This year’s Miette Rhône-style blend comprises Grenache (61%), Mourvèdre (32%) and Shiraz (7%) from five vineyards in the Barossa Valley.

Vine age ranges from 25 to 115 years across the sites, and soils vary from deep sand in Vine Vale to the gravelly red earth of Moppa. The former brings aromatic lift and finesse, while the latter lends structure and power. It’s a wonderful combination.

The 2022 season was later than usual, and conditions were generally more moderate than the warm norm. Pete Schell fermented each batch separately in steel tanks, with an average of 20% bunches and the remainder destemmed berries.

Maturation took place over 22 months in steel tanks, seasoned 2500-litre foudres and 700-litre demi-muids. As is the norm, this punches well above its weight considering the price: deep, juicy and savoury with fine structure, generous weight and persistent length. As classic as they come from Spinifex.

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Description

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.

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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