Pimpernel GSM 2017

Name: Pimpernel GSM 2017
Brand: Pimpernel
SKU: WWEPIMPER3
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About this Wine

Grenache (50%) Syrah (25%) and Mourvèdre (24%) are sourced from our Rhône plantings. A tiny quantity of Muscat of Alexandria (>1%) was co-fermented with the Grenache. All varietals were harvested upon reaching phenolic ripeness and cropped at 1.6 tonnes to the acre. Grenache-Muscat, Shiraz and Mourvèdre were all fermented separately in open top fermenters with a mix of wild and cultured yeasts. Over half of the wine was left to soak on skins for a further 16 days post fermentation. The wine was aged in some second fill and older French barriques and Hungarian hogsheads for 18 months prior to bottling without fining or filtration.

Colour: Purple

Aroma: Immediately the nose erupts with bramble fruits, graphite and crisp red apples, progressing with time to rose petals, plum and fleshy dark cherry.

Palate: The palate is bright and succulent with remarkable freshness. At first the palate is all primary fruit with red currants, strawberries and hints of vanilla before the oak swells to offer soft char notes of toasted almonds and graphite. Tremendous line and length leads to a long mouth-watering finish.

Type	Red Wine
Varietal(s)	Grenache
Country	Australia
Region	Yarra Valley
Brand	Pimpernel
Vintage	2017

Yarra Valley Wine

The Yarra Valley wine region is the most important area of wine production in Victoria today, and with its proximity to Melbourne, also the most visited in the state.

Yarra Valley is split into the Upper Yarra and the valley floor. The Upper Yarra is cooler in climate due to its elevation and coupled with younger, fertile, red soils produces most of the region’s notable varietals: Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The valley floor is warmer and has predominantly grey soils with pockets of granite and limestone.

Pinot noir has long been considered a notoriously difficult variety to grow. However, the cool climate and longer growing seasons of the Yarra Valley allow the fruit to develop full flavoured and ripe character.

Chardonnay in the past has long been associated with a deep oily, buttery style that experiences full malolactic fermentation and great amounts of oak. This style has since fallen out of favour and wine makers in the Yarra Valley have capitalized on this trend to produce leaner, acid driven Chardonnays that are closer in style to those from Burgundy.

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