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Spinifex Indigene 2021

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Spinifex Indigene 2021
Producer Spinifex
Region, Country Barossa Valley, Australia
Bottle Size 750ml
Case Size 6
Product Code 21865-750

Indigene is based on Barossa’s wonderful resource of old-vine Shiraz and Mataro (aka Mourvèdre). This year’s blend was sourced exclusively from some of Spinifex’s oldest, dry-grown Shiraz (52%) and Mataro (48%) vineyards located in Ebenezer, Moppa and an elevated site in Eastern Barossa. The fruit was hand-harvested, cooled overnight and destemmed before naturally fermenting. For the Shiraz component, 30% whole bunches were retained. Natural fermentation took place in small steel and wood fermenters for between 10 and 24 days, then the wine was pressed into a selection of puncheons and demi-muids (40% new) for 20 months prior to bottling—unfined and without filtration.

This has always been Pete Schell’s ode to old-vine Barossa but with his own twist. It’s immediately appealing, with deep and captivating aromas of dark fruits, plenty of florals and spice. The complex palate is richly flavoured and textured. Tight tannins and driving fresh berry acidity complement the potency, fleshy/plump weight and noteworthy length. That said, it is still a pup, with plenty of excitement to come. 2021 is a brilliant rendition of Indigene that fans should not miss.

Spinifex Indigene 2021

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Reviews

“Rich, full-blooded red wine served on rails of velvet. This is a seriously creamy wine, its saturated plum and blueberry flavours gliding through the palate before finishing with a juicy flourish. There’s fine-grained tannin and quite high acidity, but the fruit and oak characters here flush straight through both. Mint and clove notes are also part of the show, as is smoked cedar. It’s still finding its feet but the stuffing here is excellent.”
93+ points, Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
“An impressive melding of shiraz and mataro in the inimitable Spinifex style. That is to say, an incredibly harmonious and plushly fruited wine with incredible colour to boot. It's all satsuma plum and boysenberry fruits, but with hints of garrigue and exotic spice, blueberry and dried cranberry, a touch of struck flint and purple floral tones. The mataro tannin ramps up on the palate, firm yet ripe and long, and there is sapidity and frame to the acidity. Finishes long with amazingly pure fruit and a gentle wisp of complexing reductive characters and spice.”
96 points, Dave Brooks, winecompanion.com.au

Reviews

“Rich, full-blooded red wine served on rails of velvet. This is a seriously creamy wine, its saturated plum and blueberry flavours gliding through the palate before finishing with a juicy flourish. There’s fine-grained tannin and quite high acidity, but the fruit and oak characters here flush straight through both. Mint and clove notes are also part of the show, as is smoked cedar. It’s still finding its feet but the stuffing here is excellent.”
93+ points, Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
“An impressive melding of shiraz and mataro in the inimitable Spinifex style. That is to say, an incredibly harmonious and plushly fruited wine with incredible colour to boot. It's all satsuma plum and boysenberry fruits, but with hints of garrigue and exotic spice, blueberry and dried cranberry, a touch of struck flint and purple floral tones. The mataro tannin ramps up on the palate, firm yet ripe and long, and there is sapidity and frame to the acidity. Finishes long with amazingly pure fruit and a gentle wisp of complexing reductive characters and spice.”
96 points, Dave Brooks, winecompanion.com.au

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