DOMAINE DE LA VIEILLE JULIENNE Reserve, Chateauneuf-du-Pape

Thistledown Wines Fool on the Hill Grenache, Eden Valley Thistledown Wines are a leading name in the who’s-who of Australia’s modern grenache movement out of some of South Australia’s finest regions. The Fool on the Hill Grenache is sourced from two dry-grown plots high in the Eden Valley. The soils are tricky to work with, but the results are more than evident that the hard work required to yield Fool on the Hill has been worth it. Lifted aromatics pair with a palate of textural, chewy body with dark cherry, spice, and a refreshing line of minerality.

THISTLEDOWN WINES Walking With Kings, McLaren Vale A Rhône inspired white which takes the richly textured Roussanne and blends with the crisp, green apple and citrus of Grenache Blanc to create a wine of real balance and complexity. Hand-picked Roussanne from Sellicks Hills, biodynamic Grenache Blanc from Kangarilla. Both varieties are hand picked and fermented separately. Roussanne is whole bunch pressed, lightly settled and wild fermented in French oak. Grenache is oxidatively handled prior to wild ferment in barrel. The two components blend prior to bottling.

Serrat is the small-scale Yarra Valley venture of winemaker Tom Carson and his wife Nadège. Inspired by high-density European viticulture, the vineyard is planted at 6,600 vines per hectare. This intense root competition restricts yields, resulting in fruit of natural concentration and balance. It stands as one of the few examples of cool-climate Grenache in the country. Winemaking is low-intervention. Hand-harvested fruit is fermented with wild yeasts and a small component of whole bunches. Maturation takes place in large, seasoned French oak puncheons and casks, allowing the variety's pure character to show without heavy wood influence. The nose delivers lifted perfumes of red cherry, wild strawberry and pomegranate, accented by rose petal and subtle spice. Medium-bodied and silky on the palate, it offers crisp red-berry flavours, fine chalky tannins and bright natural acidity that drives a long, fresh finish.