The Disrupter
Starting South Australia’s wine industry is disruptive. Pushing little sticks of Grenache into ground surrounded by gums and hoping they take and make wine is pretty disruptive too. This though is the Hamilton legacy, and this is a wine that celebrates every sweet disruption of the everyday.
Winemaker's Notes
In the heart of suburban Adelaide remains one last patch of Grenache vines of what was once the vast Hamilton Ewell Vineyard. From these we carefully took cuttings, just as has been done for thousands of years, and stuck them into the ground at our McLaren Vale home, continuing a generations old legacy; and they love it here
Bouquet & Palate
Raspberry, cola, and sweet coal smoke coiling out of the glass. Rose petals rolling in raspberries and strawberries. Fine leather and cherry stone. Beguilingly, satisfyingly opulent. The finish, fresh blueberries, persists, delicious.
Food Match
Pork and strawberry salad with crumbled goats cheese, or a strawberry spinach salad with caramelised hazelnuts.
Technical Details
- Type: Red
- Varietal: Grenache
- Region: South Australia
- Appellation: McLaren Vale
- Vintage: 2023
- Vineyards: Cellar Block Heritage Vines
- Time on Skins: 11 Days
- Alcohol: 14
- pH: 3.54
- TA: 5.5
- RS: <2.0g/L
- Vegan Friendly: 1