The Riverland didn’t act in a typical fashion for the 2023 harvest. We took several trips to monitor the ripening of our Murtho portion of Grenache, picking later than we expected! Then only 9 days later we picked our Mataro and Grenache from Greenock (which would normally be around 3 weeks later). The Murtho Grenache was pressed on arrival at the winery for settling and fermentation on light lees. The Grenache and Mataro from Greenock were harvested together and pressed after several hours on skins to enhance colour and flavour development. Time on yeast lees for six weeks post fermentation helped develop a creamy, yet savoury mouthfeel.
