Dandelion Vineyards Vineyards Treasure Trove McLaren Vale Grenache 2024 Size::12 Bottle Case The Single Vineyard The Farm

The Single Vineyard The Farm Cabernet Sauvignon comes from 1997 planted Cabernet Sauvignon at our Lodge Hill property in the Clare Valley

steeply sloped (30% gradient) at almost 400m elevation with a south to southwest orientation

but that didn't prevent it falloing into ruin and when bought by the Zeger family in 1955

These latter grapes (10% of the blend) were first air-dried before fermentation (appassimento)—a process intended to simultaneously soften and lengthen the wine’s tannic frame while adding layers of flavour complexity

Dandelion Vineyards Vineyards Treasure Trove McLaren Vale Grenache 2024 Size::12 Bottle Case The Single Vineyard The FarmDark ruby with bright, light and opaque grenache hues. The bouquet strikes first with a savoury smoke on the water lift, hinting at some docile background oak. Then the classic grenache aromatics of confectionery, red lollies, cherries and raspberries kick in. This makes for a complexity, suggesting the palate will be similarly multi dimensional. To wit The berry and ruby and confectionery characters continue, but now a keen acidity drives the palates