2021 Gentle Folk Village Shiraz
Adelaide Hills, SA
Serious Shiraz, from some of the most serious and well-regarded vineyards in the Adelaide Hills.
$45.00
Magnificent feel with each sip, enveloping the palate, hugging the tongue... Very good.
Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)
About This Wine
Relationships are so important for winemakers who don’t have the fortune to own their own vineyards. Here, Gareth and Rainbo lean on some friends who are real grower heavyweights in the region: sourcing fruit from Ngeringa, Murdoch Hill, and the Turnbull family for their Village Shiraz.
This wine is perfectly ripe, with all the cool climate traits of pepper and perfume. This is some serious wine, showcasing the value of having the right friends.
About Gentle Folk
Deep in the rolling vineyards of the Basket Range in the Adelaide Hills lives Gareth and Rainbo Belton.
They are two of the country's leading experts in seaweed who caught the wine bug a few years ago and now run a winery making small batches of fun and creative wines with their friends in the Basket range.
Gareth farms their three vineyards himself. He works organically in the vineyard and with little to no additions in the winery. The Gentle Folk wines have an energy and style all their own.
Made for drinking with friends and family, these are clean, unpretentious and delicious wines built for fun times. Get involved and be Gentle with each other.
Basket Range, Adelaide Hills, SA
From The Producer
From the Ngeringa, Murdoch Hill & Turnbull vineyards, 20% whole cluster open top fermentation for three weeks, but the blend includes some 100% whole bunch fermentation barrels. Eight months in French oak barriques and puncheons, 10% new.
Blend : Shiraz (100%)
ABV : 13%
Closure : Cork
Drink Until : 2028
Bottle Size : 750ml
Basket Range, Adelaide Hills, SA
Critic Reviews
"Peppered game meat, sour cherry, slurpy texture with a fuzzy hum of sandy tannins keeping shape. Lots (and lots!) of perfume, floral, meaty, sweet berried. Delightful. Almost a floral lift in palate and perfume too. Magnificent feel with each sip, enveloping the palate, hugging the tongue, finishing soft but with a tug and fine chew of tannins. Very good." - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)
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