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.
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.
The Welkin Chenin Blanc By Aphelion 2024 is part of our range of vibrant, early release, ready to enjoy, but delightfully complex wines.
This is the wine formerly known as Kryos in pre-2020 vintages.
Bright, clean aromas and crisp flavours are the hallmark of our Adelaide Hills Chenin Blanc.
From one - if not the only - Adelaide Hills Chenin vineyard.
Toast summer and seafood with this beautiful Riesling style Chenin,
Goes With Food: Fresh Marron with a light garlic and herb butter sauce.
Goes With Cheese: Gently flavoured soft cheese such as Brie will match the body of this wine.
Goes With Music: Florence + The Machine - Delilah.
Goes With Life: A great choice to start off the night or as a light finish to the meal with a cheese board.
Serve At: 10-12 degrees Celsius.
When to Drink: Ready to drink now or up to five years from vintage.
ABV%: 12.8%
Select between a 6 bottle pack or 12 bottle case to Buy the Welkin Chenin Blanc by Aphelion 2024.
The Welkin Clairette By Aphelion 2021 is part of our special Welkin range of vibrant, early release, ready to enjoy, but delightfully complex wines.
Our first release since 2017. A very special wine to us from our daughter's namesake variety.
A wine of delicacy, floral fragrance, and crystalline purity.
Goes With Food: A great pairing with kingfish ceviche, the delicacy of both the food and wine match perfectly.
Goes With Cheese: Gruyere will not overwhelm the wine and the slight sweetness will complement the subtly of the Clairette.
Goes With Music: Pink Floyd - Echoes.
Goes With Life: Light and aromatic, this wine is perfect as an aperitif to start the evening.
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%
Vineyard: Sourced from the organic & biodynamic Yangarra vineyard near Kangarilla in McLaren Vale.
Select between a 6 bottle pack or 12 bottle case to Buy the Welkin Clairette by Aphelion 2021.
The Welkin Rosè By Aphelion 2022 is part of our special Welkin range of vibrant, early release, ready to enjoy, but delightfully complex wines.
Made from premium McLaren Vale Mataro.
Elegant. Dry. Spiced.
A beautiful salmon-orange colour.
Aromatics of fresh flowers and just ripe strawberries jump out of the glass.
Blood orange, grapefruit and cranberry characters mingle on to the palate with fresh
acidity keeping the wine lively and vibrant.
A tickle of tannin adds our signature savoury edge and provides good palate length.
Goes With Food: Lightly spiced Thai based seafood dishes.
Goes With Cheese: Fresh burrata matches the body of the wine.
Goes With Music: Grinderman – Palaces of Montezuma.
Goes With Life: Fruit driven and energetic, chilled down this wine is a perfect choice when the weather turns warm.
Vegan
Serve At: 10-12 degrees Celsius.
When to Drink: Ready to drink now.
ABV%: 12.9%
Select between a 6 bottle pack or 12 bottle case to Buy the Welkin Mataro Rosè by Aphelion 2022.
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%
Select between a 6 bottle pack or 12 bottle case to Buy the Welkin Sparkling Chenin Blanc by Aphelion 2021.