Wines - Christine's Vineyard

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Variety
Grenache
Current Release
2010
First Vintage
1997
Price
$40.00 per bottle
 
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Growing up as a kid, I remember this as my Mum’s favourite block. It was the acre of vines she always saved for last. So, being special to her, it was the block I first started making into wine. My favourite wines come from Grenache grown on sandy soils the world over. Christine’s Vineyard lies in the heart of the deep Vine Vale sand resulting in a wine that is typically very aromatic, lifted and spicy and having been traditionally made is a very pure expression of the variety. It is the work horse of our region just like Mum’s generation of determined and resilient grape growers.

Tasting Notes

> 2010 Tasting Notes

2010 was that crazy low yielding year for Grenache Barossa wide. It was so low for us that that the Grenache that usually gets used for the Driftsand has made the grade for the Christine’s for the first time. This means that there will be no 2010 Driftsand but the 2009 is still available and has turned into a bit of a sleeping giant. It looked funky early on but has become incredibly concentrated since its release earlier in May this year. Even using the two Grenache vineyards on Mum and Dad’s property this year, we have still ended up with only 150 cases of the 2010 vintage. I think it’s awesome. It’s one worth having in the cellar just to be the proud owner of a very rare offering. 100% Grenache from a year that was about 80% down on average yield.

> 2009 Tasting Notes

This was an awesome year for Grenache! Just by smelling it you’d think you were holding a glass of iconic single vineyard Chateauneauf du Pape. It’s got the five spice and nutmeg thing going on which is reminiscent of our 97, 03 and 07’s, and the palate is just so seductive and smooth, you’ll want to jump in. One of the best vintages in our history.

> 2008 Tasting Notes

Well this one has some concentration! Spice and savoury aromatics dominate the nose. However, there is a sense that this one is brooding. On the palate it is more eclectic than normal. There are gobs of fruit, soft but gripping tannins, racy acidity and a long supple finish. Get into it Grenache lovers!

> 2007 Tasting Notes

2007 was a great year for Grenache. It was very low yielding as the vines were stunted by frost early on. The canopies were about half their normal size and yields about the same. Because 07 was a cool, slow ripening year, the Christine’s has retained the spice and acidity of the 2006, with more fruit weight due to the lower yields. It’s incredibly pure and takes me back to my first Grenache of 1997.