Tasting notes for Tscharke A Thing of Beauty Grenache 2022 from the Winery

Translucent ruby colour, incredibly vibrant. 

On the nose it is elegant and perfumed, with notes of violet, dried rose petals, cherry, and clay. The core of red fruit carries the bouquet, but the beauty is in the supporting layers of herbal, floral and spiced nuances. 

The palate is beautifully fresh and lively. The fruit is ripe, rich, and red-toned, with a balanced acidity to keep this wine dancing on the tongue. The secondary notes of spice marge with the velvety structure to create a complex, elegant, and lingering finish.  
Stunning already, this wine can be enjoyed young, by itself or paired with white and red meats; or it can be cellared for years.

Vintage Notes

It was a welcome relief to experience the break of the three-year drought and dry summer of 2021. Despite the slow start for rain to fall in winter it quickly built up to well above average rainfall. Spring continued to provide promise with above average falls.

The start of the growing season was off to a brilliant start but a freak hailstorm event on 28th October, that impacted vineyards in central Barossa, was a huge set back on yields. Despite this natural yield adjustment, the quality was unimpacted and the growing season and ripening period continued to support great flavour development and tannin maturity.

Overall, the conditions were ideal for producing elegant wines, well poised and worthy of ageing.

Winemaking

From distinct Grenache blocks hand-picked at different times to create layers and complexity right from the vineyard. The early grapes were de-stemmed and fermented colder to retain floral aromatics. The later picked fruit was de-stemmed and crushed on top of its own stalks in concrete fermenters. After inoculation, the ferments were managed with twice daily pump overs. Allowed to peak (in temperature) early, before being chilled and kept below 22C.

Once sugar-dry the ferments were bag pressed to tank to complete MLF, before being transferred to terracotta amphorae, to undergo élevage. The blending of the different components was done in early August, then the wine was left in terracotta on lees for a further 8 months and bi-monthly bâtonnaged. Filtered prior to bottling.

Technical Details:

Alcohol 15%

Vegan Friendly
Certified Organic 

(SKU: TC_GRE_CV)