2016 Schwarz Wine Company Thiele Road Single Vineyard Barossa Valley Grenache

Hand-picked from the family block in Bethany planted ’41, open-fermented with 20% whole bunches, foot-stomped at the end of fermentation and left on skins for a further 15 days, basket-pressed to used French puncheons and a small tank, bottled Oct

’17. Very light, clear crimson; this is Barossa Valley grenache on its best behaviour, with a glorious abundance of sweet red fruits in a gossamer net of the finest tannins. It emphatically doesn’t show any sign of underripe fruit. A wine for rejoicing. 13.5% alc. RRP $43 / 2026 / Schwarz Wine Company ★★★★★ schwarzwineco.com.au