Willunga 100 Grenache Rose

Willunga 100 Grenache Rose

Willunga 100 Grenache Rose -This is a dry and refreshing style of rosé, with vibrant aromatics of ripe citrus, rose petals, strawberry and raspberry complemented by peach notes. The palate is packed with flavours of grapefruit, pomegranate and redcurrant with a hint of guava held together by a backbone of fine acidity.

Vintage Conditions

The season started with a dry winter and early spring. Warm days coupled with cool nights meant a slow start to shoot growth, and smaller crops in some early flowering varieties, but in mid-November the rain arrived and some humidity, which helped with shoot growth and improved crop levels. However, this caused challenges in the vineyards to keep disease under control. In early January the rain stopped, and dry conditions were seen through harvest, meaning disease was much less of an issue than it could have been. A few short heat waves provided some challenges, but generally the fruit quality was very good.

Winemaking

Once transferred to the winery, the hand-picked grapes were gently pressed before undergoing fermentation in stainless steel tanks at cool, controlled temperatures. The wine was chilled post-fermentation and spent extended time on lees, with regular stirring to build texture and mouthfeel.

Producer Profile

Willunga 100 has focused on old-vine Grenache in McLaren Vale since its first vintage in 2005. They made their first single-vineyard wine in 2009 and have since helped pioneer a fresher, more lifted style that highlights the sensitivity of Grenache to site in the Blewitt Springs and Clarendon sub-regions.

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The soils in McLaren Vale are among the oldest in the world, estimated at over 500 million years. The resulting low vigour and old vines combine to produce low yields in the vineyard and stunning, concentrated fruit.

The name is taken from the historic ‘Hundred’ (administrative area of 100 square miles) of Willunga that was established in 1839 – only three years after the settlement of South Australia – and today marks the land from which much of our fruit is sourced. The tree featured on our bottle label is an old River Red Gum, which stands tall over the vineyards and was already over one hundred years of age when the first vines were planted in McLaren Vale in the 1840s.

Before the first vintage in 2005, the team explored the McLaren Vale vineyards and came across plots of 50-year-old Grenache vines. At this time, most of the wine produced from this fruit was destined for blending as there was little demand for top quality Grenache. We decided this had to change, so they made these vines their focus and gave them the attention they deserved. They haven’t looked back since.

Willunga 100 Grenache Rose – great rose from this reknowned aussie winemaker