Description
2019 Haselgrove McLaren Vale Sangiovese
2019 Haselgrove McLaren Vale Sangiovese
Aroma
Fresh and lifted, displaying pomegranate and cranberry, with hints of wild herb and savoury spice.
Palate
Bright red fruits abound; sour cherry, red currant and wild strawberry. Medium bodied with youthful tannins and tight natural acidity. The perfect combination of new world vigour and old world charm.
Vineyards
Sourced from a single vineyard nestled at the base of the McLaren Vale escarpment. The slightly cooler microclimate and ancient Kurrajong geology produces fruit with elegant minerality and natural acidity.
During the ripening period the vineyard was bunch thinned to remove overripe and underripe clusters to achieve optimum ripeness at harvest.
Winemaking
Selectiv® harvested producing whole berries. Transferred directly to open fermenters, no destemming/crushing. Gently hand plunged twice a day throughout the 10 day fermentation. Pressed to seasoned oak and matured for 8 months prior to bottling. No additions or fining and lightly filtered at bottling.
Technical
Region: McLaren Vale
Variety: Sangiovese
Harvest Dates: 14th March 2018
Bottling Date: 18th December 2018
Release Date: December 2018
Cellaring: Drink young and fresh
Alcohol/pH/TA: 14.5 3.54 6.2
Tasting Note – PDF
More about the Town:
McLaren Vale is just 40 mins by road from the capital of South Australia- Adelaide, which is part of the Internationally recognized
Wine Capital of the World, only 11 capitals exist including
San Francisco,
Bordeaux,
Bilbao,
Porto,
Mendoza and several others.
McLaren Vale is one of the Iconic regions that host winemakers and wine lovers from all over the world each vintage.
A region that encapsulates 75+ wineries and 150 Vineyards within an open ended Valley that reaches the Southern Ocean. Cooling sea Breezes allow the region to freshen over nights and develop that wonderful acidity that McLaren Vale is famous for.
The Mediterranean climate was so attractive the the European Immigrants back in the 40’s and 50 that we now see a broad array of varietals coming to the for. Italian varietals, Spanish and French styles are perfectly suited to the Vale!!!
