Domaine Clarendon Grenache 2021

2021 | Blewitt Springs | Grenache

$29.00
$29.00
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This 2021 Grenache is what happens when you take premium cuttings from some of Clarendon Hills’ best single-vineyard ...
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This 2021 Grenache is what happens when you take premium cuttings from some of Clarendon Hills’ best single-vineyard blocks and let them dance in the bottle. From the elevated sands of Blewitt Springs comes this silky red—packed with blood orange, cherry, cranberry and wildflowers like lavender and rose petals. The palate? Plush, vibrant and ridiculously charming. At $29, this is serious value for serious Grenache lovers.

Bottle of Domaine Clarendon Old Vines Grenache 2021 from Blewitt Springs with a minimalist cream label and soft pink foil.

Clarendon Hills is one of Australia’s most iconic wineries, founded by Roman Bratasiuk. Domaine Clarendon is their regional-level label, showcasing the power and purity of McLaren Vale through declassified single-vineyard fruit. All wines are wild yeast fermented, unfiltered, and unfined, offering a raw yet refined expression of site and season.

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Winemaker's Notes

Conditions:
After three dry and warm-to-hot vintages in a row, 2021 was a bit of a relief for local winemakers. Heavy rain in the early growing season gave healthy levels of balanced fruit, with the total crush up 28% from the lows of 2020. After a hot start to the season, the weather cooled in December, avoiding any significant heat spikes. The cooler ripening weather and elevated yields show in the elegance and generous fruit in the wines.

Winemaking:
Low yielding, dry grown vines from the Blewitt Springs region in McLaren Vale were hand- picked and followed by a partial whole berry, wild yeast fermentation. All pressings were returned to barrel and eventually bottled onsite without fining or filtration after 18 months in French Oak. The Domaine Clarendon Grenache represents a regional wine composed of the declassified Grenache fruit from the Clarendon Hills single vineyard Grenache wines.

Maturation:
18 months, within a hierarchy of 4-6 year old tightly grained French Oak. Bottled at the winery with no fining or filtration.

Technical Info

Variety: Grenache
Region: Blewitt Springs | South Australia | Australia
Size: 750mL
Alcohol Volume: 14.7%
Standard Drinks: 8.7
CONTAINS SULPHITES
WINE OF AUSTRALIA

Cellaring Recommendations

Enjoy now with a good decant or cellar for 6–8 years for increased savoury depth and complexity.

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