2023 Glen Garvald PB White Blend No.1

Hand-picked and meticulously sorted, the fruit was guided through a considered process of whole-bunch pressing or direct-to-press crushing. The gently cloudy juice was transferred to tank, concrete tulip, or oak for fermentation, led by a succession of both wild and carefully selected inoculated yeasts. A portion was encouraged to complete full malolactic fermentation, adding further depth and complexity. Each component and variety matured individually on its lees for around 10 months with minimal stirring, before being seamlessly woven together in the final blend.

The concept of blending complementary and compatible grape varieties to create a wine of amplified expression, structure, integration and balance, harnessing each components’ individual strengths to fashion a wine greater than the sum of its manifold components, has long held a fascination for us as wine producers. Taking its lead from the estimable blends of the southern Rhône Valley, built around a foundation of Grenache Blanc, we seek to find a vintage-specific synergy from a harmonious blend resulting in a wine expression beyond the limited range afforded to the singular grape varieties when bottled in isolation.