Tonic Wines Malbec 2021 (6 Bottles) Clare Valley

by Wines Australia

$222.00 GST Included

AUSTRALIA WIDE SHIPPING INCLUDED

The 25 words or less version: Malbec is often labelled a little 1D. But we’ve given it the Tonic treatment – there’s glossy purple fruits, stacks of power, more complexity. Real classy stuff.

The GB version: I fell in love with Malbec in the Clare Valley; it’s an undervalued variety often thought of as a blender, but I think that undersells its uniqueness. I’ve always found if you pick it early enough, Malbec has this glossy purity of bright purple fruits.

It can be a little one dimensional, so again the Tonic mantra is to introduce more complexity to the variety through our winemaking choices. Similar to the winemaking processes used for Grenache and Mataro, but often I’ll give this a little splash of Shiraz just before bottling, as I like the extra dimension of fruit it seems to add.

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About Tonic Wines

Tonic Wines is Glenn Barry – a small batch winemaker crafting high quality wines from curated sites in the Barossa, Clare Valley, McLaren Vale and beyond. On a quest for truth in flavour, Glenn leans on the grapes themselves for guidance from vintage to vintage – a process he likes to call ‘benign neglect’.

Predominantly organic and with a sensitive but pragmatic approach in winemaking style, these regionally expressive wines include a Chardonnay, Grenache, Mataro, Malbec and Shiraz, with an accompanying limited release Reserve run.

The name ‘Tonic’ offers a respectful nod to the apothecaries, spice merchants, botanists and dark arts healers of yesteryear – master craftspeople steeped in history. Bold and courageous. Nourishing and healing and their own rather special ways.

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