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BROTHERS AT WAR Peacekeeper Grenache, Barossa Valley

Alkina Kin Night Sky Grenache Shiraz Mataro, Barossa Valley The Night Sky is a relaxed red made from certified organic and biodynamic fruit. A Barossa blend of equal parts Grenache and Shiraz, with some savoury Mataro too, the red and black fruits fuse to create a ripe and smooth core that is big but never overbearing. The Alkina Kin range enables the team to develop releases that celebrate local artists whose work features on their stunning labels.

MUNDA WINES Ngadjuri and Peramangk Country Grenache, Barossa Valley, Eden Valley Munda chooses minimal intervention in the winery, and prefers to bottle relatively early to reflect the brightness of their wines. The use of wild ferment, a combination of older French oak and stainless steel for maturation gives the wine pretty and immediately expressive, multi layered aromas of raspberry, dried cherries, lifted spices and rhubarb. Medium bodied with layers of tannins and savoury earthy flavours balanced with textured waves of spicy fruit. Complex, soft on the palate with a fineness and elegance counterbalanced with generosity and depth of texture that speaks of its munda (land or country).

Family Vignerons for seven generations, dating back to 1840's when Johann George Mattner first pioneered land on the banks of Jacobs Creek, Barossa Valley. Grandfather entrusted myself to carry forward this legacy, that become apparent when I inherited a collection of family history books, handwritten notes and winemaking journals dating back to early last century. Inspired by this collection of generational knowledge, we crafted these wines to honour tradition and carry forward our family legacy. Our Grenache wines are small batch production with only 509 cases produced. Single vineyard fruit was carefully selected from Southern Barossa Valley sub-region of Lyndoch, then guided through the vinification process. Handcrafted with minimal intervention winemaking methods and attention to detail. Gentle destemming some whole bunch inclusion, wild ferment, maceration and gravitational transfer into an old basket press for gentle extraction of colour and tannin.

Light to medium density with bright red hues. Lifted red berry, bramble, cherry fruit notes – very attractive aromas. The palate starts out with crunchy red fruits complimented by the whole bunch used in fermentation and the French oak used. Lovely ripe tannins with a fresh acid backbone to carry the flavours right to the finish. The lingering after taste makes for a very enjoyable Pinot Noir.