2023 Spinifex Papillon

Another enchanting Papillon blend - bright, spicy and made for daytime drinking!
4.6
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
5 Reviews

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Peter Schell's Papillon is one of the most gluggable reds in the Barossa Valley!

The Spinifex wines cover a wide spectrum, from rich, full-throttled old vine Shiraz all the way to this, a light bodied, energetic Grenache Cinsault blend made for easy day-time drinking.

These styles are certainly in vogue but as usual, winemaking wizard Schell’s winemaking know-how elevates Papillon far beyond your average light red. Sourced from old, dry-grown vines (many over 70 years old) across the Barossa and Eden Valleys, it combines purity of fruit with layers of complexity

Papillon is one of our go-to's and just unbeatable value. What a producer Spinifex is.

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4.6
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
Based on 5 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 4 Total 4 star reviews: 0 Total 3 star reviews: 1 Total 2 star reviews: 0 Total 1 star reviews: 0
5 reviews
  • BC
    Ben C.
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    2 weeks ago
    2022 Spinifex Papillon
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    2022 Spinifex Papillon
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Lovely wine

    Great value, perfect light mid week vino. Cinsault dominates.

  • VB
    Victoria B.
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    3 weeks ago
    2022 Spinifex Papillon
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    2022 Spinifex Papillon
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Love it’s ambiguity

    Always delicious

  • AW
    Adrian W.
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    2 years ago
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    2022 Spinifex Papillon
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Great

    A fantastic wine just what I was expecting from Corelle

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Pete Schell’s Papillon was one of the first mod-Barossa wines to show that ripeness and depth of flavour needn’t come at the expense of freshness and vineyard expression. All these years later, it remains at the top of its game—if anything, it has never been better. This release sees a return to Grenache dominance, clocking in at 66% of the blend, with a balance of Cinsault (31%) and Counoise (3%). All the fruit is sourced from exceptionally old, dry-grown bush vines in the Barossa Valley. The Grenache component comes from a plot of vines planted around 1890 in Vine Vale and rooted in deep, coarse, sandy soil. The Cinsault is sourced from a plot of pre-Great-War vines (1910) in Ebenezer's friable, deep, red-clay soils, and the Counoise hails from a comparatively young block in Vine Vale.

A portion of the Grenache fermented as bunches, while the balance combined bunches and berries. The Cinsault and Counoise fermented as berries. Macerations were gentle and long, and the wine matured in large-format oak and stainless-steel tanks. Pete’s knocked it out of the park again with this cracking little blend. It’s pretty, perfumed and stylish, full of bright fruits, flowers and spice with mouthwatering mid-weight appeal, full flavour and nervy freshness, keeping things tight. Just super.

Price Bracket $30 or Less
Type Red
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Grenache
Country Australia
Region Barossa Valley
Australian State SA
Size 750ml
Vintage 2023
Closure Screw Cap

Spinifex Wines

Spinifex are one of the 'New' Barossa's true pioneer producers. Husband and wife team Peter Schell & Magali Gely have extensive experience in southern France, which proves the inspiration for their unique wines made from predominantly Rhone varietals.

Spinifex was on the front line of the new wave of Barossa producers. Peter's wines brought a new sensibility to the region, they were lower in alcohol, concentrated but elegant, and balanced to perfection. He takes the art of blending into the realm of the virtuoso. There are few wineries who deliver refinement and poise from the Barossa Valley like Spinifex.

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