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Affinity 2020 Grenache Mourvèdre Shiraz is a key flagstone wine for us. We are known for our Grenache and Mataro, and our Affinity is a perfect example of complex, delicious wine that is much greater than the sum of it's premium parts.
Meet the Affinity
Variety: A 40/35/25 blend of McLaren Vale Grenache, Mourvèdre and Shiraz.
Summary: A harmonious blend of the varieties from three distinct regions of the Vale produces a vibrant, complex, and layered style of wine.
Tasting Note: Vibrant purple in the glass. Intense fruit driven aromatics of ripe cherry, vanilla pod, exotic spice and aniseed. The palate shows generosity of flavour without being thick or cloying – red berries are matched by savoury alpine herbs and cedar. The
mouthfeel is rounded but with supportive tannins that open up the food matches for this wine.
Goes With Food: Matches well to lighter red meat dishes such as venison or rare lamb, but is equally well suited to a vegetarian lasagne. Versatility is a key component of this wine.
Goes With Cheese: An aged cloth bound cheddar or mid strength parmesan matches the subtle tannin profile of The Affinity.
Goes With Music: PJ Harvey – Down By The Water.
Goes With Life: Pleases the crowds and the aficionado – a winning bet for both sides of the fence.
Serve At: 18 degrees Celsius.
When to Drink: Ready to drink now, but will continue evolving through to 2035.
Winemaking: All parcels that make up this wine were fermented and aged separately before blending. The Grenache and Shiraz were both destemmed with whole berries
fermented to dryness. The Mourvèdre parcel was fermented with 40% whole bunches.
The wine was then matured for nine months in neutral French puncheons and hogsheads prior to bottling in December 2020.
Unfiltered
Unfined
Vegan
<100ppm Sulphur
ABV%: 14.2%
Production: 120 dozen produced under screwcap.
Select between a 6 bottle pack or 12 bottle case to Buy the Aphelion Affinity 2020 Grenache Mourvèdre Shiraz.
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Grenache is our specialty. This pack curated by Rob "Mr Grenache" Mack is the best way for you to discover the breadth of flavour possible from Grenache grown in McLaren Vale.
Each six pack includes:
1 x bottle Welkin Grenache 2023 RRP $28
1 x bottle Callow Grenache Blanc 2022 RRP $42
1 x bottle Confluence Grenache 2023 RRP $42 each
2 x bottle Affinity Grenache Mourvedre 2021 RRP $42
1 x bottle Rapture 2022 RRP $150
RRP $346. Special pack price: $310. Save $36 and 10%!
(N.B: 12 bottle cases contain double these amounts).
Each of our Grenache wines has its’ own distinct personality.
Why not gather some friends and open all five different bottles at once?
About The Wines
Welkin Grenache 2023 is a juicy and vibrant wine with outragrous aromatics. Designed to be enjoyed immediately, with goat chevre, tapas or as an aperitif on its' own.
Callow Grenache Blanc 2022 Our love affair with Grenache now extends to it's white wine form. Intense citrus and spice aromatics. A textural edge provides a food friendly aspect. Cinnamon and nutmeg spice complement the nashi pear and stone fruit flavours.
Confluence 2023 Grenache is the coming together of premium Grenache from a number of vineyards in the sandy soil dress-circle of Blewitt Springs. It showcases the best of McLaren Vale's elegant, savoury Grenache style.
Affinity 2021 Grenache Mourvèdre Here premium barrels of Brini Grenache and Lacey Mourvèdre are brought together to make a truly rounded and balanced wine with juicy acid, powdery tannin and the best of juicy red berries from Grenache and earthy mid and back palate from Mataro.
Rapture 2022 Grenache is our pinnacle of Grenache. The finest barrels from our portfolio of Grenache parcels. Elegant. Poised. Balanced. Built to age or to savour now.
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Rare in Australia, bold and aromatic, Sagrantino stole our hearts when we discovered it in Umbria, the green heart of Italy. And here in McLaren Vale, the fruit is varietally tannic with Italianate acidity, but there are also beautiful blue and purple aromatics.
2019 is our last vintage of Sagrantino from the Lopresti vineyard. It has since been grafted over to another variety.
Variety: Sagrantino from the Lopresti single vineyard in the White’s Valley sub-region of McLaren Vale.
Summary: This wine displays a wonderful balance of intense purple and blue fruit, ripe tannin, juicy natural acidity and delivers great length on the palate.
Tasting Note: Outrageously spice driven with clove, cinnamon and five spice all coming to the fore on the nose. A savoury Italianiate palate supports a tight structure and a dry palate to provide a very food friendly wine. Tannins are prominent but in balance.
Goes With Food: A rich mushroom ragout with buttered pasta would balance the assertive tannins of this wine.
Goes With Cheese: An aged clothbound English Cheddar would complement the intensity and complexity of this wine.
Goes With Music: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Almost Cut My Hair.
Goes With Life: Matches equally well as a fine dining partner or whilst watching a Bledisloe Test.
Serve At: 18 degrees Celsius. In its youth we recommend decanting to allow the wine to breathe and its subtleties to shine.
When to Drink: Ready to drink now, but will continue evolving through to 2030.
Vineyard: One tonne of fruit was picked from Lopresti family's White’s Valley vineyard (this vineyard is low yielding, and only has three rows of Sagrantino planted to it). The vines are approaching 20 years of age.
Winemaking: The fruit was fermented to dryness and then locked down on skins for three months in a variable capacity stainless steel tank. Free run and light pressings were kept separate and then aged for 18 months in older French oak to round out the wine and soften the tannins. Blended and bottled in December 2020.
Unfiltered
Unfined
Vegan
<100ppm Sulphur
Production: 60 dozen produced under screwcap.
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Aphelion began with Grenache.
Our focus is Grenache.
Our future is Grenache.
Our original "Grenache project" has evolved.
Presenting three exceptional McLaren Vale Single Vineyard wines.
Each highlights the diversity and beauty of Grenache, as well as some of the 19 different geological soil types in McLaren Vale.
Guided by the deft and gentle hands of Rob Mack they sing of their purity.
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The Brini Single Vineyard Grenache 2022 is sourced from the upper tank block owned by the Brini family in the Blewitt Springs sub-region of McLaren Vale.
This block has been a staple of Aphelion from our first vintage and forms the backbone of the Confluence Grenache.
The roundest and most intense wine in the range, dark plum fruits dominate with earth and forest floor characters to create a wine of depth and richness. Sandy based loam soils provide fruit that gives intensity and a brooding edge.
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Unfiltered
Unfined
Vegan
<100ppm Sulphur
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Our love affair with Grenache now extends to it's white wine form.
Presenting the Callow - meaning "unfledged".
Grenache Blanc is an exciting new variety to Australia which is in millions of glasses in the US.
Rob's take on Grenache Blanc has intense and vibrant aromatics mingling with citrus and spice.
A textural edge provides a food friendly aspect.
Cinnamon and nutmeg spice complement the nashi pear and stone fruit flavours.
Variety: Grenache Blanc.
Summary: Fruit from a single vineyard near Kangarilla in McLaren Vale is hand-picked and whole bunch pressed to create a wine of purity, freshness, and elegance. Vibrant acidity provides potential for the wine to cellar well over the medium term.
Tasting Note: Intense and vibrant fruit character aromatics mingle with citrus and spice. A textural edge provides a food friendly aspect, and cinnamon and nutmeg spice complement the nashi pear and stone fruit flavours.
Goes With Food: Bouillabaisse matches the body and spicy notes of this wine.
Goes With Cheese: Comté will not overwhelm the wine and the spice characters of the wine add complexity to the match.
Goes With Music: Muse - Stockholm Syndrome.
Goes With Life: Textural and aromatic, this wine opens up to a great first
glass of the evening or matched to a feature dish of the evening.
Serve At: 10-12 degrees Celsius.
When to Drink: Ready to drink now but will cellar well over the next 5 - 8 years.
Vineyard: Sourced from the organic & biodynamic Yangarra vineyard near Kangarilla in McLaren Vale.
Winemaking: The fruit was hand-picked and whole bunch pressed to
ferment in stainless steel to retain freshness and varietal character. A slow
and cool ferment occurred and once complete 20% of the wine was
transferred to second use French oak to mature with the balance remaining
in tank. The batches were combined just prior to bottling in August 2021.
Vegan friendly.
Production: 591 six-packs produced under screwcap.
ABV%: 12.9%
Select between a 6 bottle pack or 12 bottle case to Buy Callow Grenache Blanc 2022.
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The Aphelion Confluence 2023 Grenache is a key flagstone wine for us.
It's been with us from the very beginning.
We are Grenache specialists and our Confluence is a perfect example of complex, delicious wine that works as beautifully with food as it does being savoured on its' own.
Meet the Confluence
Variety: Grenache from Blewitt Springs sub region of McLaren Vale.
Summary: This complex, aromatic, food friendly, but fantastically drinkable wine evolves in your glass. Good structure and length. Carries our signature savoury finish.
Tasting Note: Vibrant red with purple hues in the glass. Raspberry, cinnamon spice, and red liquorice aromatics jump from the glass and an herbal edge gives great interest. On the palate Satsuma plum, wild strawberry and fine sandalwood dominate with fine tannins giving the wine exemplary length. The palate shows great intensity and concentration without being heavy or cloying. A wine that shows great poise and balance.
Goes With Food: Pan seared duck matches the spice and body of the wine well.
Goes With Cheese: The mushroom characters of a quality Camembert or washed rind cheese will complement the wine’s flavours and won’t dominate its delicate structure.
Goes With Music: Nick Cave – Jubilee Street
Goes With Life: Out for a fancy dinner or aperitivo on the back deck.
Serve At: 18 degrees Celsius.
When to Drink: Ready to drink now, but will continue evolving through to 2035.
Unfiltered
Unfined
Vegan
<100ppm Sulphur
ABV%: 14.2%
Select between a 6 bottle pack or 12 bottle case to Buy the Aphelion Confluence 2023 Grenache.
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Emergent Mataro 2019 has a special place in Rob’s heart.
Savoury herbs, dark fruit, aromatic and easy to sip and savour by itself while being bold enough to enhance your meal.
Variety:
Mataro from three vineyards running the length of McLaren Vale.
Summary:
A beautiful mix of savoury characters and bright red fruits. Complexity builds in the glass.
Tasting Note:
The aromatics of this wine jump out the glass with sage, cherry spice and fresh almonds. Powdery tannins provide a canvas for the flavours that wash across the medium bodied palate, and bright acidity keeps the wine fresh and vibrant. Our 2019 Mataro has a very long finish and persistent drive with an elegant fruit profile.
Goes With Food:
Very food friendly due to its savoury characters – try with duck rillettes and fresh crusty bread. (We love Little Acre Foods Duck Rillettes!)
Goes With Cheese:
An aged Pecorino would match the body of the wine and complement it’s acidity and spiciness.
Goes With Music:
Vance Joy – Lay It On Me
Goes With Life:
When the inspiration strikes to try something a little left of centre.
Serve At:
16-18 degrees Celsius.
When to Drink:
Ready to drink now, but will continue evolving through to 2030.
Vineyard:
Sourced from three vineyards. The first is in Blewitt Springs, the climatically coolest part of the Vale. The second vineyard is a couple of kilometres south of Willunga town. The third vineyard is in the Sellicks foothills further South.
Winemaking:
All three Mataro batches received different treatment in the winery. The Blewitt Springs Mataro was destemmed and then cold soaked for 2 days pre-ferment to extract vibrant colour. The Willunga ferment was fermented with 50% as whole bunches of grapes. The Sellicks portion was destemmed and fermented as whole berries. All batches were matured in neutral French oak before blending and bottling in December 2020.
Unfiltered
Unfined
Vegan
<100ppm Sulphur
Production: 85 dozen produced under screwcap.
Accolades:
94 points Ned Goodwin – 2022 Halliday Wine Companion
Select between a 6 bottle pack or 12 bottle case to Buy Emergent Mataro 2019.
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Discover why Aphelion are known as Grenache specialists with this Glorious Grenache 3 Pack.
Sample Grenache three ways with Rob Mack's signature attention to aromatics. Includes a white wine Grenache, the Grenache Blanc.
Introduce a friend to our range or discover us yourself.
A special pack with three Aphelion Cellar Door Best Selling Wines:
- 1 x Aphelion Callow Grenache Blanc 2022 RRP $42;
- 1 x Welkin Grenache 2023 RRP $28;
- 1 x Aphelion Confluence Grenache 2023 RRP $42.
Fill your glass with this classy collection.
They'll impress taking pride of place on your table.
Why not gather some friends and open one of each?
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Get to Know Callow
Grenache Blanc is one of the permissible Chateauneuf du Pape varieties, so is beautifully suited to our McLaren Vale climate. A crisp white full of interest and very worthy of the name 'Grenache'.
Get to Know Welkin Grenache.
We like to call the Welkin Grenache "furiously aromatic". It fairly leaps out of the glass at you! Delicately hand picked from a 20 year old Grenache vineyard towards the sea in Whites Valley. Revel in this wine's light body, heady spiciness and juicy acidity.
Get to Know Confluence
Our first wine. The one that sparked our passion, and set our reputation for brilliant Grenache. Premium, ancient, twisted bush vine vineyards come together. Winemaking techniques of whole berry ferments, whole bunch ferments, careful pressing converge. Beautiful art and science. Elegant, savoury, delicious.
From $90.00 /Per Bottle
Aphelion began with Grenache.
Our focus is Grenache.
Our future is Grenache.
Our original "Grenache project" has evolved.
Presenting three exceptional McLaren Vale Single Vineyard wines.
Each highlights the diversity and beauty of Grenache, as well as some of the 19 different geological soil types in McLaren Vale.
Guided by the deft and gentle hands of Rob Mack they sing of their purity.
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Sourced from Blocks 111-113 at the highest elevation of the Hickinbotham vineyard owned by Yangarra in Clarendon, close to the Adelaide Hills.
A southerly aspect provides respite from the hot afternoon sun during ripening ensuring that this fruit is the last Grenache harvested. This produces a very well developed flavour profile.
The highest altitude wine in the range with vibrancy and crisp acid drive, red fruits mingle with herbal briar characters to create a wine of freshness and depth.
Lifted aromatics of cranberry, bramble, and cherry. Herbal characters abound on the palate, with rosehip, just-ripe strawberry, and blood orange flavours. A rasp of light tannin provides good length and a savoury finish.
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Unfiltered
Unfined
Vegan
<100ppm Sulphur
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This wine displays a wonderful balance of fresh acidity and textural interest from fermentation in both oak and tank. Ripe stone fruit characters flow seamlessly across the palate.
Meet the Pir
Variety: Chenin Blanc from the Blewitt Springs district of McLaren Vale.
Summary: This wine displays a wonderful balance of fresh acidity and textural interest from fermentation in both oak and tank. Ripe stone fruit characters flow seamlessly across the palate.
Tasting Note: White peach, red apple and flint show on the aroma with cinnamon adding complexity. The palate is a textural delight with a great depth of flavour – time on ferment lees has provided an attractive creamy character to the wine. Use of French oak provides a touch of astringency on the finish. A rounded and complete wine, crisp acidity cleans the finish and provides great length.
Goes With Food: A rich baked salmon dish with green herb sauce would complement the palate roundness of this wine.
Goes With Cheese: A triple cream Camembert will match the body of this wine and complement its flinty aspects.
Goes With Music: Future Islands – Seasons (Waiting On You)
Goes With Life: A great way to finish off a flight of white wines before moving on to the reds, but the body of this wine gives it tremendous versatility.
Vegan
Serve At: 10-12 degrees Celsius.
When to Drink: Ready to drink now but will continue evolving through to 2030.
ABV%: 13.2%
Select between a 6 bottle pack or 12 bottle case to Buy Pir Chenin Blanc 2024.
