WiIlunga 100 Grenache Blanc 2025

Grenache has a wonderfully diverse flavour profile that changes from site to site and throughout its life in the bottle. This sensitivity to a site attracted owners David Gleave MW and John Ratcliffe to McLaren Vale when they first started Willunga 100 in 2004. At the time, few people took Grenache seriously, but they saw great potential in the old bush vines of McLaren Vale, particularly from the Blewitt Springs and Clarendon sub-regions. Today, David and John's vision is to make contemporary McLaren Vale wines with a strong focus on Grenache. With Renae Hirsch as Winemaker, our wines aim to be an authentic expression from each of our unique sites.

The McLaren Flat parcel was machine harvested in the cool of the morning and the Sellkicks Hill parcel was hard harvested also early in the morning. Both parcels were gently pressed with minimal skin contact, although were kept separate through the process until a few weeks prior to bottling.
They were fermented mainly in stainless steel and the Mclaren Flat parcel was fermented with a relatively high level of juice soilds to build some complexity and texture. A portion of both parcels were also fermented in older French oak Puncheons (30% overall), and were then stored on lees with some lees stirring in both tank and barrel to further build some texture.