Willunga 100 Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2024
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.
Grenache and Shiraz is sourced from our Willunga 100 Blindspot vineyard in Blewitt Springs on deep sandy soil. The Shiraz was planted in 1936 and is on a North facing aspect at 150m above sea level on a spur pruned trellis. The dry grown bush vine Grenache was planted in 1968, the altitude ranges between 150 and 170m on a South West Facing Slope. The Mataro was sourced from a nearby vineyard in Blewitt Springs, again on deep sandy soil, these dry grown bush vines were planted in 1940 at 200m altitude.
Tea smoked duck, farmhouse terrine, or mushroom ragu.
Lifted bright cherry and red berry fruit aromas, violet and rose florals with hints of red licorice.
Flavours of fresh dark cherry and blueberry along with cardamom and dried ginger spice as well as hints of sage. The wine is medium bodied with bright fresh acidity, fine tannins and lingering fruit flavours.
