2024 MARMONT VINEYARD GRENACHE

Single vineyard Grenache, fruit sourced from ‘The Marmont Vineyard’ Blewitt Springs, McLaren Vale grown by the Cross family.

Dry Grown on Holocene Sand, East/West aspect, 140-145m altitude. Planted in 1960.

A chance encounter, a block we had never worked with until we started Paralian, but knew through reputation. Based in one of the oldest parts of McLaren Vale. Blewitt Springs sub-region. 2023 is our seventh release of this single vineyard wine.

Hand-picked fruit, wild-fermented in a 136-year-old wax lined concrete open fermenter, 20% whole bunch, remainder of fruit destemmed whole berry on top. Gentle cap management with daily hand plunges with the occasional pump over during the peak of ferment over a period of 16-days on skins. Whole bunches were hand squeezed at zero Baume to release the beautiful aromatic carbonic ferment characters back into the wine. Wine was matured on lees for 10 months in a 17 year old 2500L French oak foudre.

On initial opening the 2024 Marmont is remarkably wound up. This needs time. Purity of site and variety is apparent but a brooding darkness is carried with lovely refinement. Ripe raspberry and white chocolate aromas with alluring cinnamon bark and blood orange acidity. Palate weight is elevated with a swathe of primary fruits – raspberries heading into black and blue fruits. The tannins, long and fine, drive through the wine giving the luscious fruit ample support. A wine for enjoyment with decanting early or if willing patience in the cellar will be rewarding.

14% Alc.

Vegan friendly

750mL