Vintage
2021
ABV
14.4%
Wine Type
Red Blend
Wine Style
Still
Wine Description
Being a blend of three varieties, our GSM has lovely and varied aromas and flavours to delve into. Notes of dark olive, plum, red spice and hints of rosemary fill the glass. The wine is delightfully vibrant with flavours of cherry, plum and dried herb. Cinnabar is a beautifully balanced, medium bodied wine with elegant structure and chalky tannins.
Accolades
The Wine Front | 94 Points
Come to the Cinnabar. A blend of 70% Grenache, 20% Shiraz and 10% Mataro. Dark raspberry, plum, cherry chocolate, a little spice, with a floral and dried herb perfume. Medium-bodied, a juicy mix of berries with an earthy edge, fresh with balanced acidity and a light chew from tannin, and good length. The thing about it I like most, is that while it has flavour, it tastes dry and has no trace of confected fruit or sweetness. Lovely. Great value. Classic GSM. Gary Walsh
International Wine and Spirits Competition | 94 Points - Silver
Inviting introduction to a refreshing wine. Concentrated red fruits layered with peppery spice supported by firm tannins.
KPMG Royal Sydney Wine Show | 95 Points - Gold
Winemaker's Bio
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.
