About The Wine
A Southern Rhone style blend that is intended to be unpretentious and an easy to drink, bistro style. The Grenache leads the blend with its pretty red fruits and perfume, and the other varieties help to 'complete' the wine, elevating it to a more complex and balanced place. The main contributors to this are the Shiraz which adds flesh, and the Mataro which gives savoury spice and some structure. The fruit is all picked by hand, is handled gently in the winery, and is fermented and aged in old oak.
Grenache (65%), Shiraz (16%), Mataro (8%), Carignan (3%).
Review
“Made with approximately 20% whole bunch including a portion of carbonic maceration and matured in French hogsheads and puncheons (10% new). A medium-bodied, fragrant and elegant wine that opens up with red and black fruits, floral notes, pink peppercorns and blood orange. On the palate, this has real grip, intensity and persistence, and this will totally reward those who still have some in their cellar a decade from now.”
95 points, Philip Rich, The Wine Companion
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About Bondar
Based in McLaren Vale, South Australia, Bondar is a small, independent family run winery by the husband and wife team of Andre and Selina.
Their wines are made in the vineyard and their success lies first and foremost in their approach to planting and vineyard management.
These are wines of outstanding quality. Bright, savoury, structured and mid-weight with superb concentration of flavour.
Snapshot
Region: McLaren Vale, SA
Country: Australia
Alcohol: 14%
Vintage: 2023
Size: 750ml
Closure: Screwcap
Variety: Grenache (65%), Shiraz (16%), Mataro (8%), Carignan (3%)
