Vintage
2021
ABV
14.5%
Wine Type
Red Blend
Wine Style
Still
Wine Description
Over 90-year-old hand-picked bush vine Grenache makes up the base of this wine. it is blended with survivor vine Shiraz and over 140- year-old ancestor vine Mataro. An inspiring blend from high end, beautiful rare old vineyards. No new oak is used in the blend but barrels are hand selected for varietal expression and depth. The wine spends 5 months in oak. The complexity and balance come from the vineyard and careful blending. Open fermenter, partial wild ferment, basket pressed, seasoned oak for a short time, parcels kept separate until blending for bottling.
40.5% Grenache| 30.5% Shiraz| 29% Mataro
Accolades
95/100 (GOLD) BAROSSA VALLEY WINE SHOW, 90/100 (SILVER) ROYAL ADELAIDE WINE SHOW, 55.5 GOLD AUSTRALIAN SMALL WINEMAKERS WINE AWARDS, TROPHY AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BOUTIQUE WINE SHOW, 95/100 5 STARS WINESTATE MAGAZINE WINE OF THE YEAR, 95/100 GOLD HUON HOOKE, 86/100 BRONZE ROYAL SYDNEY WINE SHOW
Winemaker's Bio
Janelle Zerk is a fifth generation Barossan that grew up on a vineyard that has been in the ZERK family for over 170 years. Her family were pioneering grape growers in the region. She has her Bachelor of Agricultural Science majoring in Oenology. Janelle is the current 2021 WINESTATE "winemaker of the year" and has won many accolades for her wines over the last twenty years. She has multi-regional experience in Australia and has done vintages in Tuscany (Italy), Burgundy (Puligny Montrachet, France) and Sonoma (California, USA). She started Z WINE with her sister (Kristen) in 2006. Kristen has a degree in Wine Marketing. They produce wines from twelve different grape growers and specialise in old vines and unique vineyard sites. Their wines show personality and history and are a perfect representation of what the Barossa does best.
