Vintage
2022
ABV
14.5%
Wine Type
Red Blend
Wine Style
Still
Wine Description
Confluence means flowing together or a meeting place. Just like the Murray joins to Darling River to form one and cultures and traditions come together to create our diverse river community, Mataro and Durif have soaked up the Riverland sun to give us rich fruit flavours in a seamless blend. A meeting place where all are welcome.
This single vineyard and estate grown wine is deep purple in colour with a dark chocolate, blackberry and cigar box bouquet. Blackcurrant confected cherries fill the mouth, finishing with a smooth and velvety tannin structure with hints of thyme.
Mataro and Durif underwent sperate ferments after spending 10 days on skins. Following pressing , 20% of each wine was placed in old French Oak barrels for 15 months before bottling in February 2024.
Winemaker
Sheridan Alm (viticulturalist), Armand Lacomme (Winemkaker)
Winemaker's Bio
Sheridan Alm is a skilled viticulturalist and engages a low input and regenerative approach to growing wine to improve the health of the land for future farming generations. Passionate about the sustainable use of the natural resources on which Starrs Reach Vineyard relies, Sheridan was recognised at the Australian Women in Wine Awards as Viticulturalist of the Year in 2019 and also received the honour of Riverland Wine Industry Person of the Year in 2022.
The wines at Starrs Reach Vineyard are hand crafted by the talented Armand Lacomme - a Senior Winemaker at McLaren Vintners. Armand now calls Australia home after growing up in South Africa and studying Viticulture and Oenology at Stellenbosch University. Aligning with the values of Starrs Reach Vineyard, Armand is committed to a sustainable and minimal intervention approach to winemaking, allowing the wine to tell the story of the land on which it is grown.
