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Spinifex La Maline 2021
Spinifex La Maline 2021

Spinifex La Maline 2021

SKU: SPIX202110 UCAU
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95 Points, Campbell Mattinson

The top release from the Spinifex stable

An exquisite Shiraz with a dash of Viognier

Certified Organic
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    • Description

      "120-year-old, dry-grown vines on high-altitude sites (320 to 495 metres), Eden Valley, Barossa Valley and the Barossa Ranges. Vinification is kept pretty simple: all fruit is hand-harvested and fermented with indigenous yeasts in open oak and steel fermenters for between 12 and 21 days before pressing.

      The 2018 saw between 30-45% whole bunches in the ferments and around 2% pressed Viognier marc was included in the must. Maturation took place in French oak barriques and demi-muids (approximately 40% new) on light lees for 20 months prior to assemblage and bottling.

      As The Wine Front note makes clear, this is a staggeringly beautiful wine and again, is in best-ever territory for La Maline. It's medium to full-bodied, fine and fluid and multi-layered. You can expect lifted aromatics of black tea, black cherry, coffee grounds and dark rose.

      There's something wild, yet the wine remains very fine and detailed with super-fine tannins and a long, perfumed close. Another do-not-miss Spinifex.

      Tasting Profile

      • Light
      • Full
      • Low Tannin
      • Tannic
      • Sweet
      • Dry
      • Low Acidity
      • High Acidity
      Aroma:

      Red Fruits, Redcurrant, Smoky

      Palate:

      Earthy, Jammy, Red Fruits

      Food Pairings:
      Game Game
      Pork Pork
      Red Meat Red Meat

    Description

    "120-year-old, dry-grown vines on high-altitude sites (320 to 495 metres), Eden Valley, Barossa Valley and the Barossa Ranges. Vinification is kept pretty simple: all fruit is hand-harvested and fermented with indigenous yeasts in open oak and steel fermenters for between 12 and 21 days before pressing.

    The 2018 saw between 30-45% whole bunches in the ferments and around 2% pressed Viognier marc was included in the must. Maturation took place in French oak barriques and demi-muids (approximately 40% new) on light lees for 20 months prior to assemblage and bottling.

    As The Wine Front note makes clear, this is a staggeringly beautiful wine and again, is in best-ever territory for La Maline. It's medium to full-bodied, fine and fluid and multi-layered. You can expect lifted aromatics of black tea, black cherry, coffee grounds and dark rose.

    There's something wild, yet the wine remains very fine and detailed with super-fine tannins and a long, perfumed close. Another do-not-miss Spinifex.

    Tasting Profile

    • Light
    • Full
    • Low Tannin
    • Tannic
    • Sweet
    • Dry
    • Low Acidity
    • High Acidity
    Aroma:

    Red Fruits, Redcurrant, Smoky

    Palate:

    Earthy, Jammy, Red Fruits

    Food Pairings:
    Game Game
    Pork Pork
    Red Meat Red Meat
    Spinifex Wines

    In the early 1900’s, Peter Schell and his wife, Magali Gely came to Australia from New Zealand to study oenology and marketing at Roseworthy College. They have lived in the Barossa Valley for over 20 years and founded Spinifex in 2001. They both have a strong French connection and spent a while in the south of France, where they became even more interested in making unique, hand crafted wines with personality.

    The focal point at Spinifex is the red varieties such as Mataro, Grenache, Shiraz and Cinsaut which dominate in the south of France. The wine is made in open fermenters, basket-pressed, with homegrown fermentations, and relatively long post-ferment maceration. The current wines are great and the best so far to come from this producer.

    Grapes are collected from 50 to 120 year old, low yielding vineyards in both the Barossa and Eden Valleys, which take advantage of the great diversity of the soils and meso-climates in the area to produce wines with balance, character, depth of flavour and Barossan generosity.

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