SPINIFEX LOLA 2022

Style: Savoury & Detailed

Spinifex was started by Magali Gely and Peter Schell in 2001. Magali and Peter¿s background is the key to understanding the styles of wine they produce. Magali comes from a family that has been growing wine near Montpellier for over ten generations, whilst Peter is a trained oenologist and has made wine in Burgundy, Switzerland, Provence, the Minervois, the Languedoc, Bordeaux and New Zealand. Peter and Magali¿s combined backgrounds have led to the belief that the vineyard is paramount in the production of unique, ultra-premium wines, and that the wines the produce should not only reflect their sites; showing richness and intensity; but also be well balanced and a pleasure to drink. Spinifex wines are typically produced from very old, 50 to 120 year old, low yielding vineyards in the Barossa and Eden Valleys. Peter Schell is not only making some of the most exciting wines in the Barossa, he is also transforming our assumptions about this region. His choice of site and his intuitive, hands-off work in the winery continues to yield dramatic and certainly anti-formulaic results. BIBENDUM

Pete Schell is crafting a flock of exciting whites from the Barossa and Eden Valleys these days, yet Lola is the original, and some would say most multi-layered, release. Semillon has taken the lead in the blend for the last few years, as it did in 2022. It¿s joined by 28% Clairette, 16% Ugni Blanc and 16% Chenin Blanc. The Semillon¿a grape grown in the Barossa Valley since the 1850s¿is sourced from three old-vine sites (65, 75 and 95 years old) in Ebenezer. The Clairette is from an elevated site in Rowland Flat on the valley's eastern side. This late-ripening grape, with excellent acid retention, provides additional freshness. Ugni Blanc and Chenin Blanc contribute texture, freshness and a lick of salinity. PWS

Region: Barossa, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Variety: Semillon blend

ABV: 12.5%

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