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2021 Lost Penny Fire Cart Grenache
2021 Lost Penny Fire Cart Grenache
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Historically, a standard part of the vineyard management was to burn the winter vine cuttings in a fire cart. A horse would pull the cart between the vineyard rows, and cuttings were thrown into the continuously burning cart. The Grenache vines are some of the oldest plantings on our family estate, so this special Grenache pays homage to this time-honoured vineyard practice.
Tasting Note
Tasting Note
Alcohol
14.5% vol
Barrel Maturation
Matured in seasoned French oak barrels for 18 months.
Vintage Notes
Following two particularly dry seasons, fingers were crossed that the 2021 vintage would be much kinder. Conditions through summer were relatively mild, with cool mornings and maximum Temperatures below 30°C for most of January, providing optimal ripening conditions. The quality was exceptional, with Reds having intense, rich, balanced flavours and colours.
Winemaker Notes
Colour: Tile red with purple hue.
Nose: Cherries, spicy and touches of licorice.
Palate: A medium structure with mouth-filling cherry and plum flavours. Sweet spice finish to fill and complex.
The Fire Cart Grenache is a light to medium-bodied wine with a dominant fruit character and no harsh edges. The smooth cherry-ripe flavours, along with the spice, make this wine very enjoyable to cuddle up to around a fireplace.
Current Vintage Reviews
Current Vintage Reviews
2021 Vintage Reviews
A 1960-planted grenache from the Riebke home estate in Ebenezer, matured in old French oak barrels for 18 months. The 2021 comes across as an open, loose-knit rendition of the variety. Plum, cherry and raspberry tones with hints of fine spice, dried meats, ginger cake and cola. Calm and open on the palate with a gentle, spiced, plummy vibe, fine, sandy tannins and a medium-length finish. - Dave Brookes
Other Vintage Reviews
Other Vintage Reviews
2020 Vintage Reviews
The bouquet is a little flat and stale, lacking fruit and freshness, some coconut and chocolate, the palate gritty and slightly rasping in texture. Full-bodied and edgy, with a touch of astringency. There's a little portiness here and lots of sweet fruit. - 88 Points, Huon Hook - The Real Review
1960-planted grenache from the Riebke home estate in Ebenezer, matured in old French oak barrels for 18 months. The colour seems a bit deeper this year, perhaps? The aromatics are tightly coiled, too, but still show ripe plum and dark cherry fruits on a bed of Asian spices, licorice, earth, cola and lighter tones of scattered herbs. Some gingery spice flows in on the palate, which shows fine, sandy tannin and a bright acid line. - 88 Points, Halliday Wine Companion
2019 Vintage Reviews
Grenache, planted in 1960 and sourced from the Riebke home estate in the northern Barossa sub-region of Ebenezer. Pinot-esque in hue. Wonderfully fragrant and perfumed, with crunch red plum and cherry fruits underscored with exotic spice, sous bois, ginger cake and softly spoken oak. With a brisk cadence and spacious air, the Fire Cart trails off nicely with a brisk, acid crunch and a spicy red-fruit tail. - 91 Points, David Brookes - Halliday Wine Companion
Deepish red to brick-red colour, slightly forward-developed. The bouquet is reserved and shows some herbal, possibly whole-bunch characters, and a hint of mint. The wine is medium-bodied at most and has abundant tannins which add firmness and a little astringency. It's quite drying. - 85 Points, Huon Hook - The Real Review
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