Barbera 2023

2023 Alternative Series Barbera

The Haselgrove ‘Alternative Series’ is a new and exciting range of super small batch wines, showcasing McLaren Vale’s Mediterranean climate and the emerging varieties that excel in the region. These wines are structural, textural and elegant, and are particularly well suited to food and wine pairing… Moorish as they are, we challenge you to stop at just one glass!

New Release 

94 Points - Wine Showcase

92 Points - Wine Orbit, Sam Kim

92 Points - Ken Gargett

Tasting Notes:

Deep and dense purple with dark ruby edges.

Aroma

Youthful, perfumed summer berries leap from the glass.

Fresh red cherry and raspberry are complimented by a lick of blackberry and a hint of spice.

Palate

Juicy and vibrant palate full of summer strawberries, red cherry, raspberry with just a few hints of blackberry. Supple  and soft tannins lead into a fresh and crisp fruit finish  

Don’t be afraid to chill me in summer.

Vineyards:

Sourced from a single vineyard in the low-lying hills  of McLaren Vale. These relatively young vines are planted on a west facing slope in 50 million year old calcareous silt stone overlying a bedrock of limestone. The vines were hand pruned and shoot positioned  to produce an even and consistent canopy and fruit distribution.   

Winemaking:

Machine picked fruit that was added straight to the bottom of the fermenter with  no crushing resulting in whole berries. Open fermented for 12 days and gently hand plunged twice a day. Pressed to seasoned French oak and matured for 9 months. No fining or acid additions and lightly filtered at bottling.

Vintage: 2023
Region: McLaren Vale
Variety: Barbera

Cellaring: Drink young and fresh
Harvest Dates: 17th March 2023

Alcohol: 14.5%
pH: 3.45
TA: 7.0

Vegan Friendly