The Foundry Grenache Blanc 2022 [Platter 5]

PLATTER’S GUIDE 2024 - 5-STAR AWARD

PLATTER’S GUIDE 2024 - BEST GRENACHE BLANC

VITICULTURE

Grown on Malmesbury shale and decomposed granite,

these trellised vines allow us to precisely manage the

canopy to enhance fruit, complexity and balance.

VINIFICATION

Hand harvested and cooled overnight, this was

whole-bunch pressed to restrain phenolics, yet was

fermented with a high percentage of solids to give

breadth and definition to the palate. 55% was

fermented in seasoned tight-grain French oak Allier and

Compiègne hogsheads, and 45% of the wine in 500- and

1000-litre terracotta clay doliums preserving the

crystalline purity and minerality of the wine before

bottling after 7 months elevage on lees.

TASTING NOTES

The Foundry Grenache Blanc 2022 has lifted floral

aromas with hints of lemon cream and white stone fruit

and an ethereal crushed rock minerality. The palate is

linear and focused with clean grapefruit and quince

fruit flavours, minerally mid palate with characteristic

rich, fleshy mouthfeel and texture and has a long finish

with a pleasant lingering pithiness.

Alcohol by vol 13.8 vol %

Total acid 6.0 g/l

pH 3.18

RS 2.55 g/l