Bethany Wines of Barossa
First Village Grenache 2022
First Village Grenache 2022
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The love for Grenache at Bethany continues with this powerful, layered and utterly drinkable wine. A bright nose of red fruits and earthy notes leads you to a palate of dense, chewy fruit and fresh, fine grained tannins that lead to a long and complex finish.
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Wine Details
Winemaking
Sourced from old vine Grenache plantings, the fruit for this wine was carefully hand harvested and then fermented in separate parcels to ensure clarity of vision throughout the fermentation and maturation. Time on skins ranged from 7-10 days with whole berry ferments and the inclusion of whole bunches at 0-50% depending on the parcel resulting in 15% whole bunch inclusion in the final blend. Maturation on fine lees in seasoned hogsheads and puncheons protects and lengthens the natural fruit vibrancy
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Tasting Notes
Colour
Bright crimson purple
Aroma
A pure, savoury, chewy expression of Grenache on the nose, red fruits dialled down with savoury earth and leather coming forward.
Palate
A dense and tightly focused palate of chewy fine gained tannins, red cherry and berry fruits, lifted tobacco leaf aromatics. The structure is clear cut and driven, with hints of cooking herbs and salted liquorice carrying through on the long and lifted finish.
Food Pairing
Enjoy with wood fired pizza, charcuterie plates and tomato based casseroles
Notes
Viticulture
The 2022 vintage overall was a very balanced and excellent vintage. Adequate rainfall in 2021 was followed a heavy hailstorm which did create some damage in the Shiraz vineyards. However, the main summer ripening season was blessed by moderate temperatures with no very hot (>35C) days and cool nights. This lead to a long and gentle ripening period allowing all fruit to achieve full flavour maturity along with sugar ripeness. The outcome was a long harvest period without any undue pressure from the weather and both white and red grapes showing great flavour intensity, excellent retention of acid and in the case of the red grapes, exceptional colour density.
Technical
Alcohol: 14.5%
pH: 3.42
TA: 6.1g/L
Reviews & Awards
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June, 2024
Wine Pilot
Sam Kim
This is immediately appealing on the nose, showing Black Doris plum, ripe strawberry, floral and subtle spice aromas, followed by a silky-smooth palate that's filled with juicy fruit flavours, well supported by smooth texture and rounded tannins. Supple and soothing, making it delightfully drinkable.
93 pts
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June, 2024
Winepilot
Ken Gargett
A gorgeous Barossa Grenache, grab it for now or squirrel a few cases away in the cellar for the years to come. Garnet in colour, the nose is full of fresh fruits, notably red fruits with strawberries, raspberries, cherries – a red fruit fruit-salad. Silky tannins rather than the typical sandy Grenache style, this is of mid-length and with a seductive texture. The palate witnesses a further explosion of red fruits and floral notes. Now and for the next five years.
92 pts