2020 Twelftree Vinegrove Road; Greenock; Grenache

Region: Greenock, Barossa Valley

Base Geology: Aged Neoproterozoic 650 to 750 million years old. Tapleys Hill formation – Dark grey blue, very thinly laminated, staly siltstone.

Soil: Deep grey – red laom containing coarse quartz and ironstone gravel over clay

Climate: Continental 2020 Seasonal Rainfall 358mm

Elevation: 292 metres

Vines: Grenache 67 year old vines trellised and unirrigated

Picking Date: Grenache 18th of March 2020

Winemaking: Hand picked fruit, de-stemmed, not crushed, 15% whole bunch, cold soaked in concrete fermenter, natural fermentation, punched down, 14 days on skins, light pressings.

Maturation: 500 litre Frech oak and stainless steel puncheons for 9 months

Production 100 dozen