Name: Thistledown: The Vagabond Old Vine Grenache 2021
Brand: Piemont Express
SKU: TD-TVOVG
Price: 29.9 EUR
Availability: InStock

Alkohol

14.5 % vol

Rebsorten

Grenache

Region

McLaren Vale

Sourced from three unique terroirs in the renowned Blewitt Springs sub-region, The Vagabond Grenache has a beautifully complex, aromatic nose of violets, wild cherries, rosemary, and spicy notes.

The palate is lively, yet elegant and smooth, with vibrant cherry, spice, wild strawberry, and licorice notes. Complex and textured, it delights with a very long, aromatic finish. The grapes were hand-harvested, with 68% wild-fermented in a concrete pyramid with layers of whole vine and crushed grapes. This fermentation took place without mechanical extraction.

The remainder was wild-fermented in an open fermenter with 35% whole vine and punched down by hand twice daily. This portion was stored in puncheons (approx. 318-liter barrels), while the pyramid-fermented wine was pressed into a concrete egg and oak puncheons for maturation.

Abgefüllt durch

Alliance Wine Company Ltd.
7 Beechfield Road, Willowyard Estate, Beith KA15 1LN, United Kingdom

Allergene

Enthält Sulfite

Winzer

Thistledown

“Every wine tells a tale” is the guiding motif of Giles Cooke and Fergal Tynan. The two Masters of Wine share the vision of a more elegant, structured interpretation of Australian wine. With access to many of the best vineyards and Gilles' experience in winemaking, Thistledown initially focused on the old Grenache vineyards of South Australia and quickly earned a reputation for being among the best in the country in this category. Giles and Fergal met on the evening before the start of the Master of Wine course in 1998 in a bar. Both shared the frustration at that time that Australian wine was considered heavy, alcoholic, and unsuitable for premium restaurants in many markets. Both knew that this did not have to be the case and set out to create wines full of elegance, richness of detail, and balance.

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