Jauma Lilies Vineyard Grenache 2017
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| Management number | 253563643 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$20.80 | Model Number | 253563643 | ||
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The Lilies Vineyard sits in McLaren Flat, McLaren Vale, where Grenache vines planted in the 1940s as bush vines were partially brought to trellis around 1980. The soils are deep white beach sand over clay — the same sandy profile found across McLaren Flat that keeps vine vigor in check and stresses the fruit toward concentration and aromatic lift. The vineyard takes its name from the 10 large ponds of water plants, fish, and water lilies that border the site.
For the 2017 vintage, the fruit was hand harvested and fermented whole cluster in French puncheons using indigenous ambient yeast, with a 12 to 14 day partial carbonic maceration and no pumping over. The wine then aged in those same puncheons with malolactic fermentation. No sulfur, fining agents, or filtration were used at any stage.
The result is a light to medium-bodied Grenache with pronounced floral character — roses and dried flower petals — followed by bright raspberry and light red fruit. Fine, sandy tannins from the deep sand soils hold everything together without weight. Acidity is lively. This is closer to a cool-climate Grenache in its delicacy than the plush, full-bodied style the variety can produce in warmer McLaren Vale sites.
James Erskine has not added sulfur to his wines since 2015. All Jauma wines are sealed under crown cap.
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