Schild Estate Edgar Schild Grenache Old Bush Vine 2020

Another fine Grenache from the Schild team, this time solely from the Kleeman Vineyard from a section planted in 1916. The process here is again hand harvesting, crushing into open top fermenters or large format oak for pre-fermentation cold soaking. Again, free run juice and pressings are kept separate and a combination of new and older oak barrels used for maturation of around a year. Bright crimson, with aromas of spices, bay leaves, red fruits noticeably raspberries, tobacco leaves and coffee grinds before warm earth on the palate with red currants. This is fresh, seamless, carried by bright acidity and offering very good length with silky/sandy Grenache tannins. This will impress over the next six to eight years – delicious.