WORLDS APART WINES Blewitt Springs Grown on Sands Made With Whole Bunches Grenache, McLaren Vale

CLARENDON HILLS Brookman Vineyard Merlot, McLaren Vale Clarendon Hills’ Brookman Vineyard is among the highest in McLaren Vale, 250m higher and 10km north-east of the McLaren Vale township. The vines were planted on clay soils in the late 1960s and are dry-grown. Grapes are hand-picked 2-3 weeks later than on the flats, following a long, mild and generally consistent ripening period. Fermentation as whole berries, using wild yeasts, precedes 18 months maturation in tight-grained French Oak, 85% new, the rest between one and four years old. The final wine is a barrel selection. Brookman Merlot is noted for mulberry and blackcurrant fruit, spice and Christmas cake aromas, opulence, richness of flavour and softness with finely balanced tannins.

The Curtis family traces its history back to 1499 (not a typo, 523 years ago!) when Paolo Curtis was appointed by Cardinal de Medici to administer Papal lands in the area around Cervaro. The family has been growing grapes and making wine in McLaren Vale since 1973, having come to Australia some years previously. The Pasha McLaren Vale Shiraz pays homage to the ways of the past. Bursting with ripe red berries, Aromas of coconut & hints of vanilla. Full bodied palate structure with a complex mix of flavours, ripe red berries, coconut, chocolate & spice. Great middle palate sweetness with well integrated oak characters. Long & almost chewy tannins with a well balanced finish.