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'Snapper' Grenache 2022

by Wilkie Wines View producer profile

Ruby Red - Savoury - Lightly Gripping Tannins

Strawberry - Toasted Coconut - Mocha - Jaffa

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'Snapper' Grenache Wilkie Wines 2022
'Snapper' Grenache 2022 is available to buy in increments of 6

Winemaking

Lovely fruit from Humis Vineyard in Heathcote cold-soaked for 3 days before wild fermentation kicked off. Over the next 10 days, the fruit was handled delicately, extracting some great flavours and lightly gripping tannins. The Snapper was then lightly pressed into neutral French oak for full malo and winter hibernation. It was racked out of oak and bottled with friends and family in January, 2023.

Vineyard

The vineyard is owned and managed by Hugh & Missy Jones who are on their way to receiving their Sustainable Winegrowing Certification (https://sustainablewinegrowing.com.au/) which focuses on monitoring and improving the sustainability of the vineyards in the following areas: land and soil, water, biodiversity, energy, people & business and waste. According to Hugh, the soil is comprised of: “two metres deep Cambrian top soil (composted granite) that bleeds into cracking black clays. Good gear.”

Artwork

Kate Lewis painted the Snapper to commemorate the fish we caught using Christmas ham and a hand reel off the Swing Bridge in Lorne. At 10 years of age, we ran home and proudly presented the 30cm beauty to our parents who reacted with shock but happily inserted it onto the menu for dinner.

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Wine Region Heathcote
Region - Detailed Heathcote, Victoria
Liquor License 33776472
Occasion Sip
Wine Tags Minimal Intervention, Sustainable Practices, Unfiltered, Unfined, Vegan
Year 2022
Body Medium
Grape Variety Description Grenache
Size 750ml
Flavour Savoury, toasted coconut, mocha, jaffa, white pepper
Texture Ruby red with light grippy tannins
ABV 14.60
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