Shadowfax Minnow Grenache Mataro 2023 coste-della-sesia The inspirations behind this wine

The inspirations behind this wine are more from the old home of Sauvignon Blanc than the new

lingering finish suggests crushed berries

Food pairing: red meat

Supple tannins with leather and secondary characters abound

and some juicy watermelon to round it all out

Shadowfax Minnow Grenache Mataro 2023 coste-della-sesia The inspirations behind this wineA 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