Shadowfax Minnow Grenache Mataro 2023 balnaves there’s a brew of ripe

there’s a brew of ripe pear

the palate is held beautifully together and structured by seamless natural acidity

An almost impenetrable core of fruit is seasoned with dark spice like licorice

typical of the 2009 vintage

Shadowfax Minnow Grenache Mataro 2023 balnaves there’s a brew of ripeA blend of 50% Grenache, 50% Mataro from out 25 year old vines at Shadowfax Werribee. The Grenache portion was carefully hand harvested and then went 100% natural, whole bunch fermentation in an open ferment. This led to some carbonic maceration characters, such as blue berry fruit notes. The Mataro underwent wild fermentation using whole berries only, with gentle daily hand plunges to extract fine tannins. The wine was then pressed and left to rest