Beresford Emblem 'Blewitt Springs' Grillo

Beresford Emblem Grillo 2024

Single Vineyard · Blewitt Springs
Grillo, a Sicilian varietal, takes its name from the Italian word for "cricket", reflecting its lively and vibrant character. Our estate-grown Grillo is hand-picked in the cool morning hours and cool-fermented with 3 days on skins, resulting in a creamy, rich mouthfeel.
Colour: 
Medium lemon colour
Bouquet:
Bright, aromatic and textural, with melon, lemon, lime and green tea being in the centre stage. Subtle tropical fruit notes of apricot and pineapple are also present.
Palate: 
The palate is well-structured with bright, juicy acidity. Flavours of orange blossom, green tea and rockmelon lead the way, followed by a hint of tropical fruit like pineapple. The wine has a medium body with a mouthcoating texture, resulting from the 3 days on skins before the fermentation. It finishes with a subtle salinity and umami note, a unique trait of Grillo.
Vintage Condition:
After a mild spring, we had the wettest December in 130 years. The vines were super happy resulting in lots of vegetative growth which came in handy in March with a brief heatwave over the long weekend, the extra green leafy shoots protecting the soft, ripening berries from any sun damage. The result was a perfect sugar-acid balance and clean, bright fruit.
Winemaking:
Sourced from our Beresford Estate Vineyard at Blewitt Springs. Grillo ripened steadily with very good natural acidity, delicate aromatics and lovely fruit flavours. We were able to select the best-tasting rows, harvest the grapes in the cool of the morning & gently extract the juice.
The fruit was harvested in the cool of the early morning, chilled and pressed gently, with 25% whole bunch pressed adding texture and palate weight. Various yeast strains were used including non-saccharomyces and mixed cultures. 25% was fermented on skins for 3 days for flavour, texture and weight and then pressed off to continue its cool fermentation. The clean juice was fermented below 18 degrees to preserve lifted aromas and crisper stone fruit flavours. The wine spent 4 months on light yeast lees with occasional lees stirring to contribute to a textural, creamy mouthfeel. 

Vintage: 2024

Alcohol: 12%

No animal products used for fining or filtration. Fined with vegetal protein. Vegan Friendly.