BONDAR RAYNER VINEYARD GRENACHE 2016

Nose: The wine is bright and lifted with the aromatics of raspberries with fresh herbal notes.

Palate: Complexity comes through with spice and gaminess from the Mataro, the Shiraz bringing structure and plush fruit to the palate.

About the wine: Sourced from Bondar’s tiny 0.7ha block of 48-year old Grenache vines, planted in sand on the Rayner Vineyard in McLaren Vale. The lowest-yielding vines were hand-picked, and natural fermentation took place – some in a ceramic egg on skins for 120 days, some with whole bunches and some with whole berries. All done to add layers of complexity to the wine, and to build structure around the beautifully aromatic and pure Grenache fruit.

The 2016 weaves together precisely these delicious characters, a core of textured, concentrated fruit and a spine of powdery tannins that energize the palate from start to finish.

Country: McLaren Vale, Australia

Grape Variety: Grenache

ABV: 14%