2024 'The Assemblage' GSM

After an average winter rainfall, our soil profile was full, giving the vines a great start to the growing season.
Following early bud burst, a bad frost event hit some parts of the valley in late October. Spring was dry, but thunderstorms in November and December helped setup our vine canopies. A warm, dry harvest with low disease pressure allowed grape intake to run extremely smoothly. Red varieties had lower yields but good fruit concentration and deep colours.

Bright, summer red fruits immediately present with fresh cherries and sweet raspberry prominent, with some darker plum and blackberries rolling out after alongside some cocoa dusting spice.

This GSM rolls languidly across the mouth in naming order; with inviting red fruits of Morello cherry and tart raspberries up front courtesy of the Grenache, melding into plum, boysenberry and spices from the Shiraz before
the darker fruit and herbal, savoury edge of Mourvèdre lengthens the back palate with lovely, fine tannin structure.