Koerner Wines "The Cannonau" Grenache 2021

Alcohol: 13%
pH: 3.43
TA: 6.3 g/L
RS: 0 g/L
Sulfur: 25ppm free, 55ppm total
Soil: Red clay on limestone, terra rosa
Altitude: 380 m / 1246 ft
Vineyard Age: 86 Years
Production Size: 2,580 bottles

The grapes used to produce this wine are grown in the historic Gullyview Vineyard in Watervale. The grapes are hand harvested, sorted and processed in the vineyards ~ 50% whole berries, destemmed not whole bunch.

The natural fermentation begins in open top steel fermenters, hand plunged twice daily. Time on skins is 2 weeks with free run pressings combined, then settled, off gross lees for 7 days. Afterwards, the wine is aged in 2,000L Slavonian and French demi-muids for 12 months, then racked to stainless steel for 3 months, No filtration, no fining...

South Australia is home to some of the world's oldest continuously producing vines. Phylloxera has never set in here due to the strict quarantine protocols established in the 20th century. Prior to that time, trade was restricted by England. In the 19th century, having learned from our example, the British made sure that each state only traded with Britain, not with each other. None of the disease pressure faced by New South Wales and Victoria made it to the state of South Australia to this day!

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