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Fresh vibrancy and outrageous aromatics are the hallmarks of this wine. Bright juicy red berry characters dance through the palate and soft but supportive tannins provide a good structure and mouthfeel.
EUR 66.00
In any 6 mixed bottles from this Winery
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Taxes, Duties & Insurance Included
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The price you see is the final price you pay which is inclusive of delivery, all taxes, duties and insurance for your order from the winery to your door.
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Welkin GrenacheVariety Grenache sourced from two vineyards dotted around McLaren Vale.Goes With Food Perfect with light tapas Very versatile with light to medium bodied cuisine.Goes With Cheese Fresh chevre matches this wines youthful vibrancy.Goes With Music Jake Bugg Lightning Bolt.Goes With Life A great wine to kick off with its light body keeps the drinkability factor high.Serve At 16-18 degrees Celsius.When to Drink Ready to drink now whilst it retains its youthful vibrancy but will drink well over the next 3 5 years.Vineyard Half of the fruit was sourced from the Lopresti vineyard on Hahn Road at the southern end of McLaren Vale with the other half from 80-year-old bush vines in Blewitt Springs.Winemaking 80 of the fruit is destemmed with majority left as whole berries and not crushed with 20 left as whole clusters. Fermented to dryness in stainless steel and pressed directly to 500L 600L and 2800L neutral French oak. The wine remained in oak on full lees where it matured for ten months until bottling in February 2025.ABV 13.5Vegan.
| Producer | Aphelion Wine Co |
|---|---|
| Region | McLaren Vale |
| Varietal | Grenache |
| Vintage | 2024 |
| Alcohol % | 13.5 |
| Wine Style | Fresh vibrant bright juicy. Fermented in stainless steel and pressed directly to 500L 600L and 2800L neutral French oak. The wine remained in oak on full lees where it matured for 10 months until bottling in February 2025. |
| Reviews | 93 points from Marcus Ellis at Halliday Wine CompanionHalf from Blewitt Springs 80-year-old vines and half further south 20 whole bunch with 10 months in seasoned oak. As always a clear bottle and a pale hue speaking to application perhaps. And yes immediacy seems the remit the wine bright and forward but thoughtfully so. Its spicy and zippy sans confection filigreed in texture with a sour-fruited rhubarb-laced tension adding complexity a graphite mineral note elevating further. This fits the sometimes tiresome warm-climate pinot noir comparison but it also shouts grenache the arriviste that we should all be paying more attention to. A delight.92 points from Gary Walsh at The Wine Front A blend of Blewitt Springs and Clarendon Grenache. I like the word confluence. It puts me in mind of school and geography but also the last part of the word fluence was used by my Mum as in That person is putting the fluence on you Its not something you hear much. AI provided a surprisingly good definition Putting the fluence on someone is a British English idiom that means to exert a subtle often mystical influence over a person. It suggests a manipulation or charm that can be difficult to resist.Reviews of The Fluence can be found HERE. It has a fine track record.Raspberry cranberry pomegranate a steelyozone top note some dried flower perfume. Its medium-bodied strawberry and raspberry a little youthful jubey character light grip of pumice stone tannin a crispness to acidity some orange peel bite with a bright finish of good length. Nice. |
| Bottle Volume | 750 ML |
Tasting Notes
Beautifully intense purple colour with aromatics that jump out of the glass. Pure fruited aromas of redcurrant and cinnamon follow through on to the palate with fresh acidity keeping the wine lively and vibrant. A small percentage of whole bunch fermentation in the wine adds a savoury element and herbal notes. The Welkin Grenache is a light to medium bodied wine that works very well in an aperitivo setting.
Winemakers Notes
We describe the Welkin Grenache as furiously aromatic - it bursts out of the glass
Food Pairings
Perfect with light tapas Very versatile with light to medium bodied cuisine.
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Just a quick note to say I am so glad I found Australia Tasting Room! Since leaving Australia, I have missed some of my favorite wines.
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Richard A.
The wine was delivered by GSO Courier early this am and was in perfect shipping condition. The bottle temperature was cool to the touch which is amazing given we have been hitting 37C every day for the last week here in our California summer.
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I have put the wine into our temperature controlled bottle storage to let them rest for a week (mostly for the 3 bottles of red). I did put one of the Rosés in the frig which we will try tomorrow because we are out to dinner tonight with friends.
Your Rose of Virginia is my favorite rosé, above French and Californians that we have consumed with Tablas Creek “Dianthus” from near Paso Robles being a second.
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Well done!
I have put the wine into our temperature controlled bottle storage to let them rest for a week (mostly for the 3 bottles of red). I did put one of the Rosés in the frig which we will try tomorrow because we are out to dinner tonight with friends.
Your Rose of Virginia is my favorite rosé, above French and Californians that we have consumed with Tablas Creek “Dianthus” from near Paso Robles being a second.
Now that we have experienced a shipment from you, I am sure we will order a couple of cases more but will wait until weather is cooler for us and the wine.
Again thanks for an excellent wine and the good service.
Cheers,
Richard A.
Bob B
The wine arrived last week in good shape - nothing broken or leaked. Your packing design is impressive. Laying it down for a couple of months to settle in. Looking forward to enjoying it.
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Glad to hear my last case from our trip is on its way!
Your service has been very helpful in getting my wine shipped safely to me. All previous four cases arrived safely.
Now I need to order my “wine needs” via internet and use your services again.
Best regards,
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I was experiencing confusion with a wine order from a winery in Australia and Australia Tasting Room actually intervened to help clarify things. And not just with a simple email, but with a phone call!! We spoke directly and sorted out the details. It was a wonderful reminder that chivalry and quality customer service still exists!! We will use them in a heartbeat!!
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Thank you again for your expedited attention to our order and its shipping. The wine has arrived in wonderful condition, and we shared a bottle with one of our friends on Friday who enjoyed it as much as we did.
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We will continue to watch for its availability in our area, and we wish you continued success.
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