Small Batch SBO Grenache 2022

This rare Grenache has a beautiful perfume lift of wild boysenberry, rhubarb and pomegranate. On the palate, Grenache SBO is bursting with vibrant berry flavours of red cherry and raspberry. Deliciously creamy and focused with soft plush fruit that entwines the purity of Grenache.

James Halliday Wine Companion 2023 93 Points "Hand picked. Fermented largely spontaneously with 95% whole bunches and a dollop of whole berries. Eight days on skins, with press wine blended in before 9 months in used barriques. Not the ideal wood for grenache, even if used. The menthol-mocha tones, still apparent. Nevertheless, the curve ball of grape tannins is a pitch of beauty. The velocity, impressive. The raspberry bon-bon, tomatillo, pomegranate and dried herbs, a crowd brought to life" - Ned Goodwin MW

Mike Brown is the managing director of Gemtree, where he does everything from making the wine to wearing out the shoe leather (in a normal year) during his travels from Queenstown to Quebec, sharing the stories of his McLaren Vale wines. Originally from NSW, Mike undertook a vintage in SA in the early 1990s, shortly thereafter leaving Sydney and his job at the stock exchange to study wine marketing, gaining valuable insights into wineries and winemaking. However, it was the smells, tastes and activity within the cellar that Mike really loved. After working many vintages in wineries around McLaren Vale and France, in 1998 Mike completed his first vintage as a winemaker at Gemtree.