2021 Schwarz Wine Co. Meta Grenache

A smokin' version of modern, perfumed and vibrant Barossa Grenache!
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Description

The Schwarz Meta Grenache is very much the modern look of Barossa Grenache.

Built with fruit purity, drinkability and freshness in mind, the fruit for this wine is unoaked, fermented as mostly whole bunches with indigenous yeasts and unfined, unfiltered.

With all the work done in the Maranaga and Bethany vineyards, this minimal intervention approach has resulted in a bright, crisp and crunchy style of Grenache that is very hard to put down.

A world away from the thick, syrupy Grenache of old, this is the delicious new face of the Barossa.

"Alluring notes of spice, dark raspberries and red licorice give way to a sinewy and savoury palate. There's a nice interplay between sweet and savoury with some inky tannins sweeping through. This offers great complexity and enjoyment."
- Gabrielle Poy (The Real Review)

92 Points - "Also the new name for Facebook. This wine is nice. Facebook is gross. Plenty of spice and energy, raspberry and dried herb, slight rosy perfume. Medium-bodied, firm in the mouth, orange peel and graphite tannin, wheatgerm bunchy things, good length. Distinctive." - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

91 Points - "Alluring notes of spice, dark raspberries and red licorice give way to a sinewy and savoury palate. There's a nice interplay between sweet and savoury with some inky tannins sweeping through. This offers great complexity and enjoyment." - Gabrielle Poy (The Real Review)


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    Michael R.
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    5 years ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Enthusiast
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    2015 Schwarz Meta Grenache

    Another high value grenache. Has the expected raspberry and earth, with smoke and some whole bunch, with oak very much in the background. Delicious.

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    Different Drop
    5 years ago

    Thanks Michael! One of the most interesting and delicious Grenache on the market each year. The new 2017 just landed and looks great. Cheers :)

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The fruit for this wine comes predominantly from my family’s Thiele Road Grenache vineyard in Bethany, planted in 1941. The remaining fruit was sourced from a 90-year old bush vine Grenache vineyard in the sub region of Marananga.


Winemaking:


The fruit from my family’s Thiele Road vineyard was hand-picked on March 14th, 2021 and 100% whole bunch fermented. The fruit was rotated into open fermenters with dry ice and a floating lid put on and sealed. Wild yeast (naturally occurring yeast) started the fermentation process (carbonic maceration) for 7 days. Gentle foot-stomping and pump-overs continued for the next 9-14 days until the fruit was pressed. Once pressed 50% of the wine went into old French oak to soften tannins while 50% remained in tank until blending. This portion is the backbone of the wine, providing the structure and earthy, smoky characters.

Region: Barossa Valley, SA
Blend: Grenache (100%)
ABV: 13.50%
Closure: 750ml
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Price Bracket $31 to $40
Type Red
Body Full Bodied
Variety Grenache
Country Australia
Region Barossa Valley
Australian State SA
Reviewed By The Wine Front
The Real Review
Critic Score 92
91
Alcohol 13%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2021
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