Description
Walsh and Sons is about little wines with big personalities. By using biodynamic methods in their vineyard and natural winemaking techniques they aim to make lighter styles that are fun, youthful and different to the mainstream.
“We believe that it’s our differences that set us apart and so we choose to enhance these in our wines rather than suppress them. You won’t find clean edges and tarted up tastes more like a grubby sand pit or a snotty nose. Our philosophies are developed through transcending the tangible senses of sight, smell, taste, touch and sound. Our winemaking relies very much on the non-tangible senses of inspiration, intuition and innovation. But using these we seek out a more informed expression of who we are whilst respecting the purity of our natural ingredients.” Winemakers, Ryan and Freya.
Ryan Walsh and Freya Hohnen have been involved in winemaking at the vineyard and winery level since their childhoods (Freya is the daughter of David Hohnen, one of the founders of Cape Mentelle and Cloudy Bay) Both have travelled the globe to further their knowledge in places such as France, USA, Spain and Switzerland. But their home will always be in Margaret River, WA …. “In the grand scale of things we believe Margaret River is still youthful in its wine age. We believe in technique over technology so our wines retain their raw personalities.”
“Much is yet to be discovered in style and soils and so we make wines from grapes and label them on localities as opposed to the generalised sub regions. Most of our fruit comes from family owned entities in the location of Burnside and Osmington but we do dabble outside the boundaries with friends.
“Our immediate family, consisting of our two sons Roi and Hamish, are what we enjoy the most. We’re a little worn of seeing older generations named on bottles when so much lies with our youth. Our core wines are mirrored on personalities of our younger extended family. They sometimes push the boundaries.” Winemakers, Ryan and Freya.
60% Grenache 40% Syrah. Grenache grows on the family’s Burnside vineyard, unique in its aspect, soil and age – one of the great sites in the region. The vineyard is in biodynamic conversion. Syrah grows in the sandy, clay soils of our Osmington family vineyard. Planted in 1995 with rows running north to south on a slight northeast facing slope. The vineyard is in biodynamic conversion.
The Grenache was hand-picked in mid-March & tipped straight into an open basket press. A soft pressing Cremant style into old French barriques ensures minimal extraction of phenolics. The Syrah was machine harvested & tipped into stainless tanks. Juice is run off the skins to a small portable tank within 3 hours ensuring low tannin pickup & low solids. Juices began natural fermentation within two to three days. A slow steady pace ensures alcohol remains low & fruit is retained. In May the wines were blended with a small addition of Sulphur to aid settling. After three weeks they were bottled with no fining or filtration.
Deep ruby. Pomegranate & a distinctive sherbet lemon creaminess result from partial barrel ferment on lees for the Grenache component. The wine finishes with a salty minerality on the palate. Complex & moreish.
New vintage .. review for 2021 .. 92 points, Erin Larkin for Halliday Wine Companion “Grenache, syrah. Dark in the glass, and as concentrated and flavoursome as a still pinot. Nigella seeds, black pepercorns, raspberry, star anise, watermelon and jasmine tea on the nose. A curious combination. In the mouth the wine is flavoursome and saturating and not at all in the trend of Provençal rosés, but who said that was necessary. There also seems to be fine sediment in the glass, so one assumes unfined, unfiltered. As with all the Walsh & Sons wines: moreish, off-centre and decidedly attractive. It won’t be for everyone, but it’ll more than satisfy the lovers.”
RRP $31 *Our Special Price $26.99 when you buy 6 or more of this wine*
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