Glaetzer 'Wallace' Shiraz Grenache region_barossa-valley

Glaetzer 'Wallace' Shiraz Grenache region_barossa-valleyProducer "On 2018 the blend is 72% Shiraz (50 to 80 year old vines) and 28% grenache (50 to 100 year old vines). Exceptional old vine fruit was sourced from the famed ebenezer sub district at the northern tip of the barossa valley. yields were 3. 5 tonnes per hectare. Old vine barossa grenache has a liveliness and structure that doesn't benefit from oak maturation. oak contact was thus minimised for the grenache component to preserve the purity and

all contribute to the biodiversity and health of the farm

"Casal di Serra was one of the first truly "selected" Verdicchio made in this variety's production area

background: tasting note: "never a wine to hide its light under a bushel

" – Gary Walsh

Components were matured on lees for 10 months prior to bottling

Sells out very quickly

creamy and sweet

100% Grenache from a single plot of vines planted 1901 in sandy soil at the junction of Grand Pierre

chalk dust

all from different vineyards across Coonawarra

It is matured in larger-format oak barrels to preserve freshness

reaching the current condition of an international reality with more than 300 hectares of beautiful vineyards