Brash Higgins

2024 CINS Cinsault

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Bright, vibrant Cinsault with plenty of charm

Cinsault remains relatively uncommon in Australia, but its ability to thrive in warm, dry conditions while producing fragrant, lighter-bodied reds gives it an exciting future. This fruit comes from Michael Lennon’s neighbouring vineyard, where the block was grafted from Semillon to Cinsault in 2014. The vines grow in red clay loam over limestone and are farmed sustainably.

Hand-selected fruit was wild fermented in an open fermenter with 20% whole bunches, receiving gentle hand plunging over 21 days on skins. The wine was then basket pressed and matured for 10 months in seasoned French oak puncheons.

Translucent ruby in the glass, with black cherry, blood orange, hibiscus, sun-dried tomato and white pepper. Bright cherry, pomegranate and red fruit flow across the medium-bodied palate, joined by ginger spice and fine tannins. Vibrant, balanced and refreshing, with a clean, savoury finish.

Why we love it

Fragrant and full of energy, with juicy red fruit, gentle spice and enough savoury detail to make each glass more interesting.

About the Wine

A newish grape to Australia and one with a huge future, Cinsault vines are tough, yet deliver charming, lighter style reds. This block was grafted to a former Semillon patch at our neighbouring Lennon Vineyard in 2013.

Vinted from hand selected fruit and placed in an open 2 ton fermenter for 2 weeks, good component of whole cluster. Wild yeast did their job and then it all was gently basket pressed and sent to veteran French puncheons for 10 months. 2024 was a year of three parts; stormy winds during flowering then lots of rain in Dec and Jan followed by nice even dry Feb and March. This is the eighth vintage of CINSAULT made at the Brash Higgins winery.

About the Winemaker
Brad Hickey, the American winemaker behind the Brash Higgins label, is a Chicago native whose extensive journey through the food and wine industry took him from New York to Paris before landing in Australia's McLaren Vale in 2007. Originally one of America's top sommeliers, crafting some of New York's finest wine lists.

Hickey arrived in Australia to work a vintage with renowned winemaker Chris Ringland, where locals nicknamed him "Brash Higgins." He fell in love with the country's wine culture immediately and never left, establishing his wine label in 2008 alongside his partner Nicole Thorpe, a local vigneron whose family has deep roots in the region. Together, they farm organically on the distinctive red clay and limestone soils of McLaren Vale, producing minimal intervention wines that capture the essence of the terroir while reflecting Hickey's restless creative spirit and extensive culinary background.
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Region McLaren Vale, SA
Country Australia
Vintage 2024
Size 750ml
Alcohol 12%
Closure Screwcap
Grapes Cinsault
Farming Certified Organic
2024 Brash Higgins 'CINS' Cinsault
$35.00

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