MOURVÈDRE 2018

Celebrating 25 years the Three Bridges range was born from Bill Calabria’s dedication to creating a strong reputation for premium . The range now includes award-winning from several of ’s most renowned regions, including the .

Each in the Three Bridges range begins with a commitment to selecting exceptional parcels of high quality fruit to deliver balanced full-bodied wines of outstanding character. The label pays homage to the three bridges built in the early 1900s, adjacent to the winery, supplying water from the iconic Snowy Mountain scheme to the vineyards of the Riverina, Australia.

Region: Barossa Valley, .

Vineyard: Three Bridges Mourvèdre grapes are from the renowned Barossa Valley from vines planted in 1914.

Bouquet: Bouquet is full of rose petal and pot pourri fragrants and some earthy, spice. Initially closed but opens up in the glass.

Palate: Layered and textured. Palate is tight and poised. Some floral notes with tannins layered and gravelly.

Suggested Cuisine: For the meat lovers - beef short ribs. For the vegetarians - something along the lines of wild rice and shitake mushrooms

Winemaking: The fruit was transported to the brayne road winery where it was fermented in a small stainless vessel for 7 days. It was pressed via a half tonne basket press and completed mLF and maturation in french hogs heads for about 12 months.

Season: 2018 was a lovely vintage, unfortunately there just wasn’t enough! Yields were down substantially but the season was kind with no extremes during the growing season. Expect great wines from the 2018 vintage.

Wine Analysis: Alc/Vol: 14.5%

Cellaring: Drinking well now but can be cellared up to 10 years.

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