2023 Lauren Langfield 'Brini' Grenache
Lauren Langfield may be a new wine label in Australia, but she is by no means new to the wine industry. After graduating from Lincoln University in Canterbury, Lauren worked in Marlborough and then Nelson before heading to Australia in 2011 where she worked as Winemaker for William Downie, then BK Wines before moving on to become the Manager and Chief Winemaker at Orbis Wines in McLaren Vale. Lauren established her own label in 2021 with fruit sourced from Gareth Belton of Gentle Folk Wines.
In 2022, Lauren won 'Best New Act' in the Australian Young Gun of Wine Awards and a year later she won the main award, the 'Young Gun of Wine'. Since then her wines have captured the attention of a number of Australian Sommeliers, being listed at some of Australia's best restaurants and sold in most of the best wine stores too. Lauren is producing beautiful, well-made, fine wines from single varietals and single vineyards across South Australia and the quality and class of these wines is something everyone can enjoy.
Tasting Note:
"A fine and elegant wine, Brini Grenache is perfumed and enticing, with a lightness and concentration of energy. This wine showcases delicious fruit purity and a delicately woven tannin structure, only possible from vines such as these 80-year-old bush vines. Early season strawberries, cherries, and pomegranates, and the alluring hint of spice and toasted peppercorn, this wine is lightly hued, but long and lingering on the palate, thanks to a slow, cool fermentation and extended skin contact of 200 days.
The Brini Vineyard is a special site in McLaren Vale, located in the subregion of Blewitt Springs. The superior soil structure of region was identified by some of the earliest vignerons of the region as prized viticultural sites. Today some of the finest wines come from vineyards such as the Brini Vineyard, and I am thrilled to be working with this fruit.
The 80-year-old bush vines are dry grown and are organically farmed (uncertified).
Grower: Marsh Brini
GI: Blewitt Springs, McLaren Vale
Variety: Grenache
Alcohol: 13.1%"
