Head Wines Old Vine Grenache 2022

Barossa Valley, Australia

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About this Wine

country Australia

region Barossa Valley

variety Grenache

Style Red (Light Medium Bodied)

vintage 2022

closure Screwcap

Alcohol vol. 14.5

volume 750

Brands Head Wines

Tasting Notes

Aroma

Raspberry, cherry, almond, a little spice, dried rose perfume, incense and aniseed.

Maturation

On fine lees, neutral Austrian 500/600L oak

Palate

It’s medium-bodied, fresh and red fruited, distinctly nutty with hazelnut and almond, lovely fine crunch to acidity, dense but silky emery board tannin, and a finish of impeccable length.

Vinification

1t open top, indigenous yeast, two-week ferment, hand-plunging & pumpover twice daily

Vintage Notes

In 2022, there were an incredible amount of Grenache vineyards available to achieve the ‘Old Vine’ bottling. In the end we found a blend of Krondorf (1942), and Springton (1858) completed the wine. Partial whole-bunch ferment, no crushing or temperature control, natural yeasts, hand plunged and foot trodden. Racked once during elevage of 12 months in neutral Austrian barrels. 250doz produced. Bottled unfined under Stelvin capsule.

Winemakers Comments

I am privileged to work with small parcels of fruit from old, dry-grown, hand-pruned and picked vineyards across the Barossa. In 2009, I decided to make Grenache the way Barossan families made table wines many generations ago, to honour the years of back-breaking work required for keeping the bush-vine vineyards feasible and sustainable.

Reviews

James Halliday
1

Hand picked from 80-year-old Krondorf and 163-year-old Springton vines; foot trodden, hand plunged, matured in large-format oak. The bouquet is fragrant, with exotic spices showing the way, the palate juicy, laden with blue and purple fruits. Such tannins as exist simply add to the flavour. Points: 96/100

James Halliday Wine Companion 2025, 7 August, 2024 ∙ 9th Aug 2024
James Halliday
1

Hand picked from 80-year-old Krondorf and 163-year-old Springton vines; foot trodden, hand plunged, matured in large-format oak. The bouquet is fragrant, with exotic spices showing the way, the palate juicy, laden with blue and purple fruits. Such tannins as exist simply add to the flavour. Points: 96/100

Halliday Wine Companion ∙ 23rd Jun 2024

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