Mad Hattie

  • Mad Hattie

    Grenache Blend

    55% Barossa Grenache (70 year old organic vineyard in Cockatoo Valley / 45% McLaren Vale Shiraz (certified BD fruit in McLaren Flat). The Grenache component underwent a short fermented on skins (60% WB) for 5 days before being pressed to neutral french oak barriques. The McLaren Vale Shiraz was hand picked and directly pressed to stainless steel. Once fermenting, the juice was transferred to french oak barriques to finish fermenting. Once sugar and malic dry the wines were racked and blended and transferred back to barrel to rest and develop.