2022 Johann's Garden

Barossa Valley

Grenache Mataro

Bright ruby with garnet hues. Perfumed aromas of freshly cut plum and rhubarb are complemented by delicate notes of violet and lavender, with alluring hints of fresh mace, nutmeg and white pepper. The palate is rich, juicy and plush, with fresh red berries, raspberry and vanilla spice flavours, carried by fresh acidity and a long, elegant finish of fine tannins.

$65.00
$65.00
Bright ruby with garnet hues. Perfumed aromas of freshly cut plum and rhubarb are complemented by delicate notes of v...

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BACKGROUND

This wine is named as a tribute to the early Silesian community of the Barossa, many of whom carried the first name of Johann. Their toil, perseverance and conservatism in hardship has meant that the many generations that followed rejoiced in the riches of their prudent efforts. Their traditions and culture have survived to this day, including the winemaking techniques of open-top fermentation used in this grenache mataro blend. It is produced from low-yielding Barossa Survivor Vines, categorised by the Barossa Old Vine Charter as vines that are equal or greater than 70 years old. These gnarled, dry-grown bush and trellised vines from selected vineyards in the Barossa Valley are grown in soils ranging from friable clay loam with limestone fragments to deep sandy loam over clay. Barossa growers traditionally referred to their vineyard as their ‘garden’, from the German der Weingarten.

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Varieties: 79% Grenache | 21% Mataro

Harvest Date: 24 March - 23 April

Alcohol: 14.5%

Vintage Rating: Exceptional vintage

Maturation: The grenache and mataro are vinified separately and matured in 100% seasoned French oak hogsheads for 10 months prior to blending and bottling.

Cellaring Potential: 15+ years (from vintage)

VINTAGE

Above average 2021 winter rainfall helped to refill soil profiles and the cool, slow start to the growing season resulted in budburst occurring slightly later than average. A frost event occurred on 11 October, followed by an extreme hail event on 28 October, and the cold and wet weather mid-November coincided with flowering, and impacted fruit-set and potential yields. December and January provided a burst of summer heat, however at the beginning of vintage another severe weather event dealt a deluge of rain and even more hail to some parts of the region. While mild and dry conditions followed, the cumulative impacts of the season’s weather events resulted in lower yields across the region. The 2022 wines show great aromatics, balance of acidity and a bright core of flavour.

TASTING NOTES

This wine is named as a tribute to the early Silesian community of the Barossa, many of whom carried the first name of Johann. Their toil, perseverance and conservatism in hardship has meant that the many generations that followed rejoiced in the riches of their prudent efforts. Their traditions and culture have survived to this day, including the winemaking techniques of open-top fermentation used in this grenache mataro blend. It is produced from low-yielding Barossa Survivor Vines, categorised by the Barossa Old Vine Charter as vines that are equal or greater than 70 years old. These gnarled, dry-grown bush and trellised vines from selected vineyards in the Barossa Valley are grown in soils ranging from friable clay loam with limestone fragments to deep sandy loam over clay. Barossa growers traditionally referred to their vineyard as their ‘garden’, from the German der Weingarten.

Varieties: 79% Grenache | 21% Mataro

Harvest Date: 24 March - 23 April

Alcohol: 14.5%

Vintage Rating: Exceptional vintage

Maturation: The grenache and mataro are vinified separately and matured in 100% seasoned French oak hogsheads for 10 months prior to blending and bottling.

Cellaring Potential: 15+ years (from vintage)

Above average 2021 winter rainfall helped to refill soil profiles and the cool, slow start to the growing season resulted in budburst occurring slightly later than average. A frost event occurred on 11 October, followed by an extreme hail event on 28 October, and the cold and wet weather mid-November coincided with flowering, and impacted fruit-set and potential yields. December and January provided a burst of summer heat, however at the beginning of vintage another severe weather event dealt a deluge of rain and even more hail to some parts of the region. While mild and dry conditions followed, the cumulative impacts of the season’s weather events resulted in lower yields across the region. The 2022 wines show great aromatics, balance of acidity and a bright core of flavour.

95 Points
"It's awash with ripe raspberry, wild strawberry and red cherry tones, dotted with fine spice, rosehip, rust, vanilla bean, ginger cake, earth and violets. Graceful and nicely poised with pristine raspberry and red fruit notes, fine, lacy acidity and a real sense of detailed and considered regional architecture."

DAVE BROOKES, HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION

94 Points
"...with red cherry and dried herb, Grenache aromas prominent with a touch of wood smoke. Then kapow - an abundance of ripe prolonged flavour and energy with acidity and chalky tannins offering strong support over a gamey finish accented by a tannic twist. Impressive integrity and destined for a long future."

ANGUS HUGHSON, VINOUS.COM

93 Points
"Bright red and really youthful in the glass. Pretty aromas of dried herbs, violets, blueberry, cherry and bramble. Sweet, fleshy, blue fruited and fragrant on the palate. There’s a plushness and roundness to the fruit and it has a real generosity of flavour. The tannins and acid both perform admirably and bring texture, shape and cut. Lovely drinking."

AARON BRASHER, THE REAL REVIEW

94 Points
"There’s a mineral aspect, and a run of graphite, both of which go perfectly with the licorice and raspberry characters, not to mention the earthen, almost rusty spice notes. A whisper of reduction has been put to positive effect, while fine sheets of tannin lend the entire back half of the wine an impression of dryness and control. This wine is clearly and abundantly ripe, without being overly sweet."

CAMPBELL MATTINSON, WINEFRONT.COM

93 Points
"A lovely mauve hue, the nose provides notes of dry herbs and red fruits, cranberries, spices, bay leaves and raspberries with good focus and direction. The tannins are a mix of the silky and the ever-so-slightly grainy. With impressive balance and length to finish, I like this a lot."

KEN GARGETT, WINEPILOT.COM