2020 - Vino Di Gino - GrenacheOak Puncheon Aged Red Wine Swan Valley Zero additions 1,048 bottles made This wine comprises the first and last pick of the 2020 Ginos Block Grenache. The first pick gave natural acid and savouriness whilst the last gave fruit ripeness and oomph. The picks were initially crushed and destemmed into both qvevri (before we tucked the Chateau da Swan in!) and Nally Bin and underwent wild fermentation. Maceration lasted 8 12 days and they were then pressed

The fruit comes our amazing grenache on Gino’s Block and was

During its time in

from the mildew-affected portion

As always we adore our qvevri and the generous round profile it produces

quickly becoming a cherished part of the annual vintage

usually brewed up in the back shed and

The Chateau da Swan is a 1000L Georgian Qvevri (think massive

revealed just how positive an effect it had on the Bombo

These bunches were steeped for 8 days

Magnums are a bit of magic

A cheeky blend of the Chateau da Swan Grenache parcel (71%) and the carbonically macerated Grenache parcel (29%)

5% Grenache/5