Bibendum Wine Co.
Bibendum Wine Co.
Bibendum Wine Co.
Bibendum Wine Co.

Log in for prices and ordering

Spinifex La Maline 2022

Log in for prices and ordering
Spinifex La Maline 2022
Producer Bibendum Wine Co.
Region, Country Barossa Valley, Australia
Bottle Size 750ml
Case Size 12
Product Code 24457-750

La Maline is Spinifex’s purest and most finely structured expression of Barossa/Eden Shiraz. As with the 2021, the extended growing season and comparatively cool conditions in 2022 provided fruit with the style, elegance and restraint so vital to this great wine’s DNA. This is a roughly equal split between Pete and Magali’s own Rostein Vineyard in Eden Valley and Materne Vineyard in Moppa in the Barossa Valley.

Rostein was planted in the 1950s and sits high in the valley at close to 500 metres. Materne was planted in the 1920s. Like Rostein, this vineyard is organically dry farmed by hand. The fruit fermented with indigenous yeasts in small, open-top stainless-steel tanks over 12 to 35 days. Pete added a bucket of Viognier halfway through the ferment to lend lift and complexity to the wine. Maturation was in French oak barriques and 700-litre barrels (approximately 35% new) on light lees for 22 months before blending and bottling. 

This is killer Shiraz. Highly aromatic and savoury, its muscular frame is underscored by a sense of agility and lifted perfume. Dark blue fruits, warm brown spice and earthy notes float like a butterfly, while the svelte structure, stylish power and sweetly enveloping close stings like a bee. It’s all class.

Spinifex La Maline 2022

Reviews

“Very deep ruby red colour. Blackberry, violet and vanilla pod aromas. A big, rich entry, black fruits and florals with sweet vanilla and mocha notes adding character. Tannins are silky but ensure length without cutting into the richness of the texture. Great length and persistence: a textural delight that still manages to finish cleanly.”
95 points, Stuart Knox, The Real Review
“A blend of two shiraz vineyards: the old Materne vineyard in Moppa (1920s) and the Rostein vineyard in High Eden (1950s). As close to a Barossan Hermitage as you're likely to get. Deep, dark and black plum and berry fruits, leather, dark chocolate, roasting meats and crushed granite, flecked with herbs. It feels stony and deeply resonant on the palate. Tannins fall chalky and toothsome, laying out in a sedimentary fashion below the fruit, which shows great depth and length of flavour. Finishes long and satisfying.”
96 points, Dave Brookes, The Wine Companion
“Interesting wine this. Has an almost Chokito bar character to it, you could say chocolate, dark and milk, popcorn, caramel, indeed. Oh, the Chokito bar is my favourite of all chocolate bars ever. There, I said it. Quite a dark shiraz, if you get the drift, sooty, ferrous tannins lend more weight literally to that statement, a spicy, dusty, bitter herb and peppery finish concludes things. Very nutty too, lots of walnut and hazelnut here. It feels quite baked and warm, too. A bolder, old school feel.”
93 points, Mike Bennie, The Wine Front

Reviews

“Very deep ruby red colour. Blackberry, violet and vanilla pod aromas. A big, rich entry, black fruits and florals with sweet vanilla and mocha notes adding character. Tannins are silky but ensure length without cutting into the richness of the texture. Great length and persistence: a textural delight that still manages to finish cleanly.”
95 points, Stuart Knox, The Real Review
“A blend of two shiraz vineyards: the old Materne vineyard in Moppa (1920s) and the Rostein vineyard in High Eden (1950s). As close to a Barossan Hermitage as you're likely to get. Deep, dark and black plum and berry fruits, leather, dark chocolate, roasting meats and crushed granite, flecked with herbs. It feels stony and deeply resonant on the palate. Tannins fall chalky and toothsome, laying out in a sedimentary fashion below the fruit, which shows great depth and length of flavour. Finishes long and satisfying.”
96 points, Dave Brookes, The Wine Companion
“Interesting wine this. Has an almost Chokito bar character to it, you could say chocolate, dark and milk, popcorn, caramel, indeed. Oh, the Chokito bar is my favourite of all chocolate bars ever. There, I said it. Quite a dark shiraz, if you get the drift, sooty, ferrous tannins lend more weight literally to that statement, a spicy, dusty, bitter herb and peppery finish concludes things. Very nutty too, lots of walnut and hazelnut here. It feels quite baked and warm, too. A bolder, old school feel.”
93 points, Mike Bennie, The Wine Front

While you're here