The Welkin Sparkling Chenin Blanc By Aphelion 2021 is part of our brand new special range of vibrant, early release, ready to enjoy, but delightfully complex wines.

Our first sparkling wine.

Pale straw colour in the glass.
Aromatics of red apple and lemon curd lead to a palate that is fresh and vibrant.
Great mouthfeel and length of the palate. 

Raise a toast with the Welkin Sparkling Chenin Blanc 2021.

Goes With Food: Fresh oysters are a perfect match - the crispness and light body of the wine cut through the richness of the oyster perfectly.

Goes With Cheese: A high quality Parmesan will match the light brioche characters in the wine.

Goes With Music: Kanye – Ghost Town.

Goes With Life: Pop this wine to celebrate life’s best moments! Also a great start to any evening meal.

Serve At: 10-12 degrees Celsius.

When to Drink: Ready to drink now but will cellar well over the next 3 to 5 years.

ABV%: 11.5%


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McLaren Vale Grenache from Multiple Remarkable Sites | 95 Points | Limited Release

Aphelion Confluence Grenache Noir 2025 is a $42 McLaren Vale Grenache made predominantly from Blewitt Springs fruit, with a touch of Clarendon, and awarded 95 points by Marcus Ellis for Halliday Wine Companion.

What happens when you bring some of McLaren Vale's most distinctive Grenache sites together?

You get Confluence.

Our original Grenache.

A wine that has been with us from the very beginning.

And if you want to understand why we're so obsessed with Grenache, this is a pretty good place to start.

Meet Confluence Grenache Noir 2025

Confluence is our expression of what happens when different sites, different soils and different expressions of Grenache come together.

The 2025 vintage brings together fruit predominantly from Blewitt Springs, with a touch of Clarendon, creating a McLaren Vale Grenache that is aromatic, complex, structured and remarkably easy to drink.

It's serious enough for dinner.

Relaxed enough for the back deck.

And interesting enough that you'll probably find yourself going back to the glass to see what changed.

That's Confluence.

Why Buy Confluence Grenache 2025?

What Does Confluence Grenache Taste Like?

Pour it and you'll see the vibrant red colour with purple hues in the glass.

At first, there's a savoury core of olive and briar.

Give it some air.

That's when the fruit starts to emerge.

Crunchy raspberry. Cranberry.

Then the palate opens up into Satsuma plum, wild strawberry and fine sandalwood, carried by fine tannins that give the wine impressive length.

There's real intensity and concentration here, but without heaviness or cloying sweetness.

It's the kind of Grenache that rewards attention without demanding it.

Pour a glass. Give it some air. Come back to it.

You'll probably find something new.

A Confluence of McLaren Vale Sites

Confluence isn't a single-site wine.

That's the point.

It brings together fruit from several remarkable vineyards to create something greater than any one parcel could achieve.

This is one of the reasons we love Grenache.

It can express the personality of a place with remarkable clarity — but it can also show what happens when different places are brought together deliberately.

Confluence is the latter.

How We Made Confluence Grenache 2025

Grenache fruit was hand-picked and a portion of the fruit was fermented as whole bunches.

30% whole bunch fermentation took place in stainless steel and small concrete open-top fermenters.

The wine was then matured in a combination of:

• 1,500L Drunk Turtle cocciopesto
• Seasoned French 2,800L foudre
• Demi-muid oak

The result is a wine with structure and complexity without letting oak dominate the fruit or site character.

Bottled February 2026.

Made for the Table

Confluence is deliberately food friendly.

It's got enough structure to stand up to dinner, enough freshness to keep you reaching for another glass and enough savoury character to make food taste better.

Goes With Food

Pan-seared duck.

The spice and body of the duck are a beautiful match for the wine.

Goes With Cheese

Camembert or a washed-rind cheese.

The mushroom characters in the cheese complement the wine without overwhelming its more delicate structure.

Goes With Music

Nick Cave – Jubilee Street.

It begins with restraint and keeps building - layer upon layer, tension upon tension - much like Confluence as it opens in the glass. What starts savoury and brooding becomes increasingly expressive, before that long, insistent finish refuses to disappear quietly.

Goes With Life

The dinner that wasn’t meant to go this long.

You booked for 7. It’s now pushing 10. The plates have been cleared, nobody’s checking the time, and someone asks the question every good dinner eventually gets to:

“Should we get another bottle?”

Confluence is that bottle.

Interesting enough to keep you coming back to the glass. Easy enough that the conversation never has to stop for it.

Because sometimes the moments worth counting are the ones you didn’t plan.

When Should You Drink Confluence 2025?

Now.

Confluence 2025 is ready to drink, but it has the structure, concentration and tannin to continue evolving through to 2035.

Serve at 18°C.

If you're drinking it tonight, give it some time in the glass.

If you're putting some away, expect the savoury and structural elements to become increasingly integrated with time.

Critic Recognition

95 points - Marcus Ellis, Halliday Wine Companion

Confluence has been one of the wines at the heart of Aphelion since the beginning, and the 2025 vintage continues that story with the combination we love: perfume, savouriness, structure, freshness and drinkability.

It's Grenache with enough going on to reward the serious wine drinker, without becoming a wine you have to think about.

Is Confluence the Right McLaren Vale Grenache for You?

Buy Confluence if you want a Grenache that's...

• Aromatic rather than heavy — expressive fruit and savoury complexity without excessive weight.
• Food friendly — structured enough for dinner but fresh enough to keep drinking.
• Complex without being complicated — there are layers here, but you don't need a wine degree to enjoy them.
• Distinctively McLaren Vale — drawing on fruit from some of the vineyards we know and work with closely.
• Built to evolve — ready now, with the structure to develop through 2035.
• A genuine Aphelion original — Confluence has been part of our Grenache story from the very beginning.

Choose Confluence if you want:

a premium McLaren Vale Grenache that's drinking beautifully now; a savoury rather than sweet expression of Grenache; a highly rated Australian red under $50; or an introduction to Aphelion before exploring our Single Site Grenaches.

Looking for something different?

If you'd like to explore how individual vineyards change Grenache, discover our Single Site Grenache Collection. If you're looking for our most cellar-worthy expression, discover Rapture Old Vine Grenache.

Confluence vs Single Site Grenache

Wondering whether you should choose Confluence or one of our Single Site Grenaches?

If you want to explore what McLaren Vale Grenache can do across different sites, Confluence is the place to start.

If you want to go deeper into the difference a particular block can make, explore our Single Site Grenaches next.

Why Confluence Is Worth Buying Direct from Aphelion

You can find Aphelion wines through selected retailers.

But when you buy Confluence directly from us, you're buying from the people who made it.

You're closer to the vineyards.

Closer to the winemaking.

Closer to the stories behind the bottle.

And you're first in line for the wines that never make it as far as retail.

Our Wine Club members also receive early access to new and limited releases, exclusive wines, complimentary tastings and member benefits.

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Buy Confluence Grenache Noir 2025 Direct From The Aphelion Family Winery Online

Ready to pour?

Choose a single bottle, 6-bottle pack or 12-bottle case of Aphelion Confluence Grenache Noir 2025.

With only 1,100 six-packs and 100 Magnums produced, this is a limited vintage.

Ready now. Delicious with dinner. Built to evolve.

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Shipping

We deliver Aphelion wines throughout Australia by Australia Post.

• South Australia: $15 flat-rate shipping per order.
• Rest of Australia: $20 flat-rate shipping per order.
• Wine Club members: Free shipping.
• Orders are usually dispatched within 2 business days.
• Delivery generally takes between 2 and 10 business days depending on location.

Wines cannot be shipped to dry zones and will not be delivered to anyone under 18 years of age.

Frequently Asked Questions About Confluence Grenache 2025

About Aphelion Wine Co.

Aphelion is a small, family-owned winery in McLaren Vale, South Australia, specialising in Grenache.

We work closely with growers and make wines from remarkable vineyards and specific sites across McLaren Vale.

Our wines are made to express place, season and the character of Grenache — and, most importantly, to be opened and enjoyed with good food and good people.

Aphelion began with Grenache.

Our focus is Grenache.

And our future is Grenache.

Aphelion Callow Grenache Blanc 2025

McLaren Vale Grenache Blanc | Organic Single Vineyard | Limited Release

Aphelion Callow Grenache Blanc 2025 is a vibrant, textural and spice-laced expression of Grenache Blanc from a certified Organic and Biodynamic vineyard near Kangarilla in McLaren Vale.

Hand-picked and whole bunch pressed, this wine balances purity and freshness with subtle oak complexity. Bright acidity and layered texture make it both immediately compelling and capable of medium-term cellaring.

Only 250 six-packs produced.

Tasting Notes

Intense and vibrant fruit aromatics mingle with citrus and spice. A fine textural edge gives the wine a distinctly food-friendly feel. Cinnamon and nutmeg spice complement nashi pear and stone fruit flavours, finishing long and precise with refreshing acidity.

• Variety: Grenache Blanc
• Region: McLaren Vale (Kangarilla)
• Vineyard: Certified Organic & Biodynamic Yangarra Vineyard
• ABV: 13.2%
• Closure: Screwcap
• Vegan Friendly
• Serve: 8–10°C
• Cellaring: Drink now or cellar 5–8 years

Winemaking

Hand-picked fruit was whole bunch pressed. 60% was fermented in stainless steel to retain freshness and varietal purity, with the balance fermented in one new Austrian oak hogshead and seasoned French oak barriques.

A slow, cool ferment preserved aromatics. The wine remained on full lees with regular battonage until bottling in December 2025, building texture and complexity while maintaining precision.

Goes With

Goes With Food: Bouillabaisse — the body and spice of the wine mirror the dish beautifully.

Goes With Cheese: Comté — structured yet not overpowering, allowing the spice characters to shine.

Goes With Music: Muse – Stockholm Syndrome.

Goes With Life: Textural and aromatic, perfect as the first glass of the evening or paired with the feature dish of the night.

Why Buy Callow Grenache Blanc 2025?

• Rare McLaren Vale Grenache Blanc
• Certified Organic & Biodynamic vineyard source
• Textural, spice-driven white wine
• Cellar-worthy for 5–8 years
• Limited production — only 250 six-packs

This is a wine for lovers of Rhône-style whites, Chenin Blanc drinkers looking for something textural, and collectors of small-batch McLaren Vale releases.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Discover devilishly good Welkin Nero d’Avola 2025 - vibrant, savoury and elegant. For lovers of the best McLaren Vale wine moments.

Beautifully intense purple in colour with aromatics that jump out of the glass.

Pure fruited aromas of redcurrant and spicy plum follow through on to the palate with fresh acidity keeping the wine lively and vibrant.

A slight rasp of powdery tannin mouth-grip adds a savoury element and helps the flavours go on and on. 

Dance with the devil and come out the winner with the Welkin Nero d'Avola by Aphelion 2025.

Meet the Welkin Nero

Tasting Note: Beautifully intense purple colour with aromatics that jump out of the glass. Pure fruited aromas of redcurrant and spicy plum follow through on to the palate with fresh acidity keeping the wine lively and vibrant. A slight rasp of powdery tannin a herbal element provide a good palate length.

Goes With Food: Roasted eggplant with orecchiette pasta..

Goes With Cheese: Fetta with olive oil and whole peppercorns match the energy of this wine’s palate.

Goes With Music: The Killers - Bones.

Goes With Life: Fruit driven and energetic, chilled down a little this wine is a perfect choice when the weather turns warm.

Serve At: 16-18 degrees Celsius.

When to Drink: Ready to drink now whilst it retains its youthful vibrancy but will drink well over the next 4 – 6 years.

ABV%: 13.5%

| Unfiltered | Unfined | Vegan |

Accolades:

"Black cherry, spiced plum, cocoa, kirsch. Like a blackforest cake, but without the pomp and richness. Rather, it has a savoury, mid-weighted feel to the juicy fruits, with some sarsaparilla notes detailing further. Nicely done" - Marcus Ellis for Halliday Wine Companion

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