Vintage
2021
ABV
14.5%
Wine Type
Red
Wine Style
Still
Wine Description
The fruit for this wine is sourced from selected rows in the family’s own Blewitt Springs vineyard in the McLaren Vale region. Hand harvested, the fruit was
crushed, destemmed and soaked for one day prior to fermentation to extract maximum colour without the
production of alcohol. Fermented on skins for seven days before pressing, the wine was transferred to 55%
new French and 7% new American oak barrels to undergo malolactic fermentation. Following MLF the
wine was aged in barrel for 19 months before bottling without fining or filtration.
The colour is a deep almost black ruby red showing a slither of violet-purple on the hue. Aromatically the wine is complex and concentrated with plum, blue fruits and raspberries, complexed spice and toasty oak. The full-bodied palate is driven and powerful; with even structure and long tannin line, oak is integrated with the blue and red fruits. Whilst enjoyable now this wine will cellar
beautifully over the decades to come.
Accolades
94pts - James Halliday Wine Companion 2025
Winemaker's Bio
James Mungall is a third-generation Patritti family member and carries on the family tradition of winemaking at the Dover Gardens winery. He first began helping out in the winery around the time he learned to walk and has worked in his family’s business ever since. James is a very skilled and dedicated winemaker. He is passionate about continuing his family’s winemaking history and has great respect for the past and view to the future.
Ben Heide’s love for the wine industry began when he took his first job working on vineyards in McLaren Vale after finishing high school.Ben first met James at Uni and then started working for Patritti part time while studying. Following completion of his degree, he spent several years making wine in McLaren Vale. James and Ben continued to keep in touch over the years through their love of wine and Ben returned to Patritti in 2006 to work as a winemaker.
