Grenache Blanc 2023 Barossa Valley Meta Schwarz Wine Co.

Winemaker Jason Schwarz adopts a hands off approach to his winery and has developed relationships with some of Barossa's finest winemakers over the years, allowing him to access some of the region's premium old vine fruit.

Jason’s minimal intervention winemaking style enables him to create small batch wines that are not mainstream – they are New Age expressions of Barossa classics, designed to allow the fruit to speak for itself and tell a story through the glass.

The fruit was hand picked on 16th March 2023 from Schwarz Vineyards in Bethany, then half the fruit was destemmed and crushed to bins and allowed to macerate for 15 hours.

The second parcel of fruit was only allowed to macerate for 7 hours.

Both parcels of fruit were pressed separately to tanks, allowed to settle and racked to tank where wild yeast started the fermentation process.

Six days into the ferment the wines were transferred to seasoned French oak to carry out the process. T

he wines were stirred regularly to add complexion and mouthfeel to the finished wine.

The separate parcels were blended on 23rd August 2023 and bottled on 22nd September 2023.

This Grenache Blanc offers a delightful bouquet of scents, including zesty lemon, tangy grapefruit and the sweet essence of poached pear.

This enticing profile is complemented by subtle notes of spice, rich clotted cream, almond infused marzipan, finely crushed stones and delicate hints of white florals.