Dandelion Menagerie Barossa (GSM) Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2019/2021 750ml

Dandelion Menagerie Barossa (GSM) Grenache Shiraz Mataro 750ml

Gold Medal Melbourne International Wine Competition 

Gold Medal Sommelier Challenge IWSC San Diego 2022

Gold Medal Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition 2023

 5 stars (94/100) Wine Orbit

5 stars (18.5/20) Raymond Chan Wine Reviews
 

At the end of our old vine garden path there is a historic Menagerie of three grape varieties, adjoining blocks of Grenache, Shiraz and Mataro at Gomersal in the Barossa. After hand-picking selected bunches of our Menagerie field blend in mid March our winemaker Elena Brooks let the whole bunches ferment together in open top fermenters with ambient or other people's yeasts. The wine was hand plunged for 14 days, before basket pressing into old French Oak barriques, to then mature for a further 12 months in the same oak, before bottling without fining or filtration to capture the essence of our vinous Menagerie of the Barossa.

TASTING NOTES

The nose shows perfectly ripe black Doris plums, cassis, and hints of dried woody herbs.

ABV: 14%

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