2023 Bindi DHILLON Col Mountain Grenache

WINEMAKER: Michael Dhillon
REGION: Heathcote, VIC
VARIETY: Grenache
VITICULTURE: Organic/Biodynamic

"We are having a lot of fun making and learning about Grenache (warm climate Pinot!). The rocky and steep Col Mountain vineyard in central Heathcote is a fabulous site for this impressive variety. The wine is made like the Pinot Noir, with similar ripeness levels. It has a little more colour and weight most years but remains fresh and medium bodied. The 2023 has a seductive array of aromas, across pomegranate, rhubarb and raspberry. It is also quite perfumed. The palate is smooth and energetic with medium weight presence. It has a lovely balance with pippy tannins driving the length in a relatively tight and flowing way. This is the fourth vintage of Grenache we have made and the wines have the hallmark lick of chalky tannin. Delicious." - Michael Dhillon

All Bindi wines are grown in our vineyards and made by us at Bindi. Bindi vines grow in a mix of ancient stony Ordovician soils and younger volcanic soil. We intensively manage the vines by hand and harvest by hand. We plough under vine and do not use herbicides or systemic pesticides. We use compost, compost tea and cow horn preparation, fish and seaweed. Our wines are made without adding yeast, yeast nutrient, enzyme or fining agents. The wines spend many months on yeast lees in old and new French barrels. Our intention is to seasonally capture the expression of the landscape in our wine.