2023 Double Back Grenache

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2023 Double Back Grenache

Story Behind The Label: In 2014 we were harvesting grenache for rosé from our 2001 estate plantings. 3 days after the pick, we noticed an entire row (row 17) was still hanging. My Dad of course denied responsibility, claiming to have never missed a row in 45 years of viticulture. He clearly needed glasses! We decided to hand pick the remaining row of fruit direct to barrel and footstomped in the vineyard. Years down the track, we don't deliberately miss a row, but we do incorporate that whole bunch component that adds a distinct rose petal lift to this wine.
Vineyard: This is the 3rd time we have had the opportunity to purchase fruit from Steve and Tracey Koch. This beautiful single vineyard heading towards Lyndoch was planted in 1976. The west-facing slope has quite a bit of red loam soil on top of limestone, giving the fruit great complexity. Spur pruned on permanent arms.
Grape Variety: 100% Grenache
Color: Bright ruby red
Winemaker’s Comment: 30% whole bunch was used to give this wine some crunch on the palate, and some spice and lift on the nose. The remainder of the fruit was gently destemmed out in the vineyard and fermented as whole berries to give a nice carbonic maceration juiciness to the wine. The wild ferment was plunged twice a day in open fermenters for 12 days before gentle basket pressing. The wine was then aged in French oak foudre & puncheons for 6 months before blending and bottling with no fining.
Aroma: beautiful floral aromas, raspberry, smokiness, spice
Palate: The palate is fresh and crisp with a layer of bright red fruits that draws the wine across the palate, makes you salivate and leaves you wanting more. The tannins are fine and elegant, and the acidity gives this wine a lot of precision on the palate
Score/Award: Wine Front: 92+ point
James Halliday 92 points
Food Pairing: Beef, lamb, BBQ

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