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In reality, Paralian is a brilliant, low-intervention, "new-wave" Australian producer run by Charlie Seppelt and Skye Salter. This wine is a highly expressive, complex red Grenache from 60-year-old bush vines in McLaren Vale, renowned for its elegant, mineral-driven style rather than old-school Aussie jamminess.
Type: Light to Medium-Bodied Red (Low-Intervention / Modern)
Region: Blewitt Springs, McLaren Vale, South Australia
Grapes: 100% Grenache
Alcohol ABV: 14%
Aroma: Lifted and exotic; bright raspberry, wild cherry pie, hazelnuts, dried flower perfume, and a distinct sappy, white pepper spice.
Palate: Trim, elegant, and medium-bodied. Vibrant red plum and pomegranate fruits are propped up by fine, "emery-paper" textured tannins and a striking mineral tension.
The hand-picked fruit from the Marmont Vineyard is handled with a meticulous 22% whole-bunch component tipped into a historic 132-year-old open concrete fermenter. The remaining fruit is destemmed as whole berries on top and cold-soaked with dry ice for four days before a spontaneous, wild fermentation takes off. At the end of the ferment, the winemakers jump into the vats to hand-squeeze the whole bunches, releasing aromatic carbonic characters back into the juice before pressing and aging the wine for 10 months in seasoned French oak puncheons.
The grapes are sourced entirely from 60-year-old old bush vines planted in the sub-appellation of Blewitt Springs, located in the cooler, northern reaches of McLaren Vale. These dry-grown vines sit on a unique geology of ancient, weathered inland sand dunes over a base of ironstone and clay. The highly impoverished, deep sandy soils naturally limit vine vigor, resulting in low yields of intensely concentrated, thick-skinned berries that retain phenomenal natural acidity.
In reality, Paralian is a brilliant, low-intervention, "new-wave" Australian producer run by Charlie Seppelt and Skye Salter. This wine is a highly expressive, complex red Grenache from 60-year-old bush vines in McLaren Vale, renowned for its elegant, mineral-driven style rather than old-school Aussie jamminess.
Type: Light to Medium-Bodied Red (Low-Intervention / Modern)
Region: Blewitt Springs, McLaren Vale, South Australia
Grapes: 100% Grenache
Alcohol ABV: 14%
Aroma: Lifted and exotic; bright raspberry, wild cherry pie, hazelnuts, dried flower perfume, and a distinct sappy, white pepper spice.
Palate: Trim, elegant, and medium-bodied. Vibrant red plum and pomegranate fruits are propped up by fine, "emery-paper" textured tannins and a striking mineral tension.
The hand-picked fruit from the Marmont Vineyard is handled with a meticulous 22% whole-bunch component tipped into a historic 132-year-old open concrete fermenter. The remaining fruit is destemmed as whole berries on top and cold-soaked with dry ice for four days before a spontaneous, wild fermentation takes off. At the end of the ferment, the winemakers jump into the vats to hand-squeeze the whole bunches, releasing aromatic carbonic characters back into the juice before pressing and aging the wine for 10 months in seasoned French oak puncheons.
The grapes are sourced entirely from 60-year-old old bush vines planted in the sub-appellation of Blewitt Springs, located in the cooler, northern reaches of McLaren Vale. These dry-grown vines sit on a unique geology of ancient, weathered inland sand dunes over a base of ironstone and clay. The highly impoverished, deep sandy soils naturally limit vine vigor, resulting in low yields of intensely concentrated, thick-skinned berries that retain phenomenal natural acidity.
