2019 Laughing Jack Jack's GSM, Barossa Valley

2019 Laughing Jack Jack's GSM, Barossa Valley

2019 Laughing Jack Moppa Hill Block 6 Shiraz, Barossa Valley

2019 Laughing Jack Moppa Hill Block 6 Shiraz, Barossa Valley

2020 Massena The Moonlight Run GSM, Barossa Valley

A$27.67
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SKU
MASTMRGSM20
93

60/25/15% grenache/mataro/shiraz, 30% whole bunches, aged in seasoned puncheons for 15 months before bottling without fining or filtration. The Moonlight Run has always been great value, medium bodied and packed with earthy, gingery spice notes. A light floral flourish and dark chocolatey tannins gently provide support, floral-flecked plums and berries powering through on the spicy finish.

93 points Dave Brookes winecompanion.com.au


Mataro 49%, Grenache 28%, Shiraz 23%

The Moonlight Run was our midnight drive back to the Barossa after working vintage in the Clare Valley in 1999. We would crave a soft slurpy wine to wash down a hard night’s work, so we decided to make our own. We take inspiration from Southern Rhone wines and this is our take on them.

Sub Regions: Southern Moppa, Light Pass, Greenock, Angaston Foothills, Tanunda

Winemaking: Mataro from dry grown vines on the rose quartz soils of our Dadd’s Block is fermented with 30% whole cluster inclusion and blended with other parcels of Mataro from Light Pass and Greenock. We then add some old bush vine Grenache from the Barossa foothills where the sandy soils are shallow on calcrete and limestone. This complex Grenache fruit adds spiciness and intensity. Add to that some Greenock and Tanunda Shiraz and we have a wine that has a mouthful of everything superb about a Southern Rhone styled blend. Daily pump overs early in ferment, followed by punching down as the ferment finished, ensure gentle and controlled extraction. Aged in tank and barrel, each parcel is selected to add as much interest as possible.

Mataro gives roasted cumin, cinnamon, peppercorn and savoury profile that is complimented by dark cherry and kirsch nuances from the Grenache. Some raspberry sweetness from the Tanunda Shiraz complete a truly complex and intriguing blended wine. A true reflection of the heralded 2018 vintage, where volume and weight is there on show, but it lets all the complexities of these aromatic varieties take centre stage. The usual firm tannin line suggests potential for time in the cellar. Cellaring: Up to ten years


 

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Product/Service Sold Out Yes
En Primeur No
New Arrivals No
Wine Type Red Wine
Wine Style Minimal Intervention/Natural
Country Australia
Region Barossa Valley
Varietals Shiraz, Grenache, Mataro
Vintage 2020
Bottle Size 750ml
Wine Points 93
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