2023 Dilworth & Allain 'Shay's Flat' Grenache - Pyrenees, VIC. 750ml
Shay’s Flat vineyard sits in the Landsborough Valley in the western part of the Pyrenees wine region. The vineyard is on an eastern facing ridge and lies in an amphitheatre (350m elevation) with a magnificent vista down the valley. The sub region of the Landsborough Valley is a quintessential Australian setting. With lots of bush/scrub mixed in with the wheat fields, sheep and vineyards. The soil is a mix of red clay with siltstone, quartz and schist mixed throughout.
Certified organic and managed by Corey Hope, Shay’s Flat is one of those vineyards that has a special positive vitality which we feel very fortunate to be working with. Our approach with this wine was essentially adapting our Pinot Noir method to a wine from a warmer climate. Extracting more tannin and allowing the wine to express its unique terroir.
Hand-picked on the 4th of April, then transported back to the winery. We retained 20% of the whole grape bunches for the fermentation with the remainder of the grapes being de-stemmed. Fermentation took 3-5 days before it ‘kicked off’ with naturally occurring yeast and the grapes remained on skins for 3 weeks. For extraction we employ and equal mix of pump overs and pl
