Thorne Clarke Wines 2018 Single Vineyard Selection Malbec (6 Bottles) Eden Valley
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The Single Vineyard Selection range focuses on single site, small batch wines, highlighting the true characteristics of each individual variety. Each block is hand selected by our winemaker and viticulturist each year, choosing the wines that best reflect the strengths of each individual vintage.
Sourced from the most Northern area of the Barossa and featuring a vibrant purple hue. The nose is lifted with perfumed blueberry and satsuma plum evident. The palate is full bodied and rich with layers of blue fruits, Christmas spices and subtle complex French oak.
The 2018 growing season had all the hallmarks of a classic vintage. Consistent warm temperatures produced perfect conditions for our red varieties to ripen. This along with good winter rains and a dry harvest period resulted in wines with great depth of varietal flavours, excellent tannin structure and colour along with a long balanced finish. Reds from 2018 will age well due to their intense concentration and power.
WINE MAKING
Harvested from our St Kitts vineyard at night, the fruit was then destemmed into 4 & 6 tonne fermenters where primary fermentation occurred for a period of 7 days on skins. The wine was then pressed off and filled to a combination of old French and American oak. The wine was racked prior to bottling with no filtration or fining.
About The Single Vineyard Selection
As a 6th generation grape grower, the Thorn-Clarke family are custodians of 240 hectares of vineyard that includes holdings in some of the most southerly and northerly sites in the region. However, understanding the incredible diversity of Barossa soils and the impact on the characteristics of different varietals led us to look further afield than just our own estate. We reached out to acclaimed growers and began the process of creating a range of wines that would truly showcase what the Barossa region has to offer.
Our Single Vineyard Selection is an artisanal collection of small batch wines, produced from single vineyards throughout the Barossa and Eden Valleys.
The focus of the Single Vineyard Selection is to showcase the quality and diversity of regional wines of either traditional or alternative varietal make up. These wines receive very limited winemaking intervention, minimal filtration, and are matured in mostly old oak. The objective is drinkability, balance and harmony with food, without compromising complexity or the nuances of the individual sites.