{"product_id":"thistledown-sands-of-time-grenache-2024","title":"Thistledown Sands of Time Grenache 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eEarly on in our Grenache journey, we were introduced to Sue Trott’s Home Block in the Blewitt Springs sub-region of McLaren Vale. It’s beautiful aspect, raised elevation and free-draining deep sandy soils are the perfect spot for drygrown bush-vine Grenache and we were so lucky to be offered the opportunity to purchase a little fruit. Some years on and we have learned a little about the site and refined our picking decisions and vinification to the extent that from 2017 we were content that we could do the site justice by bottling separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSourced from one vineyard, planted in 1952, with bush trained vines on pure sand yielding a wine of immense purity and power that is both light and intense at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFruit was handpicked on 22nd March ‘on the way up’. We vinify naturally in concrete pyramid and place whole bunches alternately with de-stemmed fruit to create a layer cake. 33% whole bunch. A very gentle, slow fermentation is followed by maturation in oak and concrete before a careful selection is done, which is then bottled unfined and unfiltered 10 months later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2916 Bottles \u0026amp; 42 Magnums\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thistledown Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46335673893112,"sku":"13959","price":99.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/2712\/5752\/files\/8238-no-vintage-1.png?v=1737980173","url":"https:\/\/checkout.reservecellar.com.au\/products\/thistledown-sands-of-time-grenache-2024","provider":"Reserve Cellar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}