Thistledown Thorny Devil Single Vineyard Grenache

Thistledown Thorny Devil Single Vineyard GrenachePale garnet in colour from a mosaic of old, dry grown bush vine parcels. The nose is lifted and pretty: cranberry, wild raspberry and pomegranate layered with rose petal, white pepper and a touch of cassia. Wild ferments (with a measured whole bunch component) and ten months in seasoned French oak add plush fruit and a fine grained tannic grip. From their small batch winery in the idyllic Adelaide Hills, Giles Cooke MW, Fergal Tynan MW and Peter

the family acquired a 14th Century historical building in which to age their wines

This wine is pale straw yellow in colour

Pinot Noir grapes is also added to give the wine its distinctive colour and deep red fruit

Ripa Rosado has intense juicy berry fruits with a savoury

as well as supporting smaller growers to be able to get a foothold in the market

Fleshy red fruits continue to the palate and are joined by fine tannins and juicy acidity

The bubbles form a delicate ring of fine foam

Great value and full of regional character

5 weeks at low temperatures

Dermot pressed on

this wine sits firmly within our 'natural' range

favouring the Saignée method of drawing colour from the red grape skins through maceration