Elements GSM 2021

Type | Mourvèdre Shiraz Grenache
Vintage | 2021
Region | Marananga
Standard Drinks | 8.3
Alcohol Volume | 14.00
Country | AU
Cellaring |
Closure | ScrewCap
Wine Body | Medium Bodied
Wine Sweetness | Dry

Medium Bodied | Dry

This wine looks beautiful in the glass, with a dark yet somewhat translucent crimson core and purple hues towards the rim.
The bouquet is dominated by spice and blue fruit. Delicate notes of thyme, sage, lavender, violets, blueberry and plum.
There is a raw element to this wine, a character that takes one back to the vineyard and the vine.

On the palate this wine is layered yet straightforward in its generosity and fruit presence. Hints of forest berries and forest floor support a fine but very present structure.

The three varietals play and interlace harmoniously towards a lingering and velvety finish. This is a wine of balance and synergies.

Deep soaking winter rains that trickled into spring provided a spectacular start to the growing season. The moist soils minimised the threat of frosts, followed with a mild spring at bud break made for a promising start to an incredible vintage. Despite its dryness, the growing season was relatively mild. Warm days, cool nights and little to no disease pressure gave rise to fruit rich in flavour and naturally high acid, all with relatively modest sugar levels. The wines produced from 2021 will drink well young and many, if allowed, will cellar well to remind us of the great vintage. One of the best vintages in the recent decade.