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Sons of Eden co-owners, Corey Ryan (“cut his teeth” as winemaker at Henschke for 10 yrs) winemaker and Simon Cowham (ex-viticulturist Yalumba) have come up trumps again with this impressive new release.
The timing of the first full moon in the Barossa Valley each harvest typically lines up with the Tempranillo harvest of the Light Pass Vineyard. This harvest moon wine Sons of Eden’s offering to Selene, the Greek Goddess of the moon, the celestial-body beauty that resembles fertility and productivity.
The Tempranillo is grown in the Light Pass sub-region of the Barossa Valley, which is classic red soil over limestone, and sits high on the eastern edge of the Valley. Likely, the oldest planting of Tempranillo in the region, planted in 1999 and is managed with low-input sustainable viticultural practices. The fruit was handpicked, destemmed and fermented in a mix of small fermenters, both stainless steel and oak. Extended skin contact pre and post fermentation together with daily hand plunging was utilised to assist in retaining fruit character and building tannin structure. The ferments were pressed to a mix of new and seasoned 500 litres French oak vessels. Matured undisturbed for 30 months, then naturally clarified and bottled with minimal filtration.
2016 is here…
Deep ruby red colour with intense dark cherry and plum aromatics that are complemented with complex dried herb and spice aromatics. On the palate a fleshy black-fruit core is surrounded by a layered line of textural savoury tannins. Drink till 2025. 14.5% alc. This is a rich full bodied Barossa take on tempranillo and its impressive. Limited stock.
Reviews of 2015:
94 points James Halliday Australian Wine Companion “A latticework of a wine. The fine detail of spice, the web of tannin, the way red and darker berried fruits beaver away at the treble and bass, the ultimate wash of coffeed, unsweetened cola character through the finish. Oak seems to be at play but the fruit is the thing. A wine in beautiful form.”
93 points, Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front “Sweet and savoury at once. Ample fruit flavour. A thick-ish glide of coffeed oak, or what feels like coffeed oak, it’s not always easy to tell with tempranillo. It’s both fine-boned and hearty at once, the tannin ultra fine and ultra good. Polish, polish, polish. More ‘Australian red’ than tempranillo, but bloody good regardless.”
RRP $47 Our Special Price when you buy 6 or more $39.99
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