Spring Release 2021
‘Production is tiny. Single vineyard wines are the focus. The winemaking process is gentle and uncomplicated. Custodianship remains with Grosset Wines from grape growing to bottling; authenticity is assured.’ – Jeffrey Grosset
Welcome!
We asked our founder Jeffrey Grosset what makes these 2021 whites so special?
These 2021 whites have both density of flavour and structure. I think they are beautiful wines to drink now or to age. The palates are firm and concentrated certainly compared to 2020 whites which were a little softer.
For us, riesling yields in 2021 were low – up only slightly compared to 2020 – as a result of recent drought years. Our vines should produce a more ‘normal’ crop next year.
I’m so glad that we are 100% committed to organic and biodynamic principles because the vineyards have never been healthier and the wines, well I believe they taste fresher and purer – the quality is better.
We do encourage you to purchase promptly – they are in scarce supply!
From the Grosset Team
Grosset Polish Hill Riesling 2021
A spectacular vintage with layer upon layer of powerful lime juice aromatics against a backdrop of enticing florals. The palate is intense with lime pith flavours, weight, power and a crisp, ultra-dry finish that lingers. It has the structure and intensity of flavour to become one of the great vintages.
Cellar? ‘As long as you like’ says Jeff – up to 25 years, or drink now.
Grosset Springvale Riesling 2021
The great 2021 vintage expresses itself at Springvale as subtle lemon and lime citrus aromas, a touch of lavender and spring herbs. There’s an intensity on the palate, which is fresh, pristine and powerful. A taut structure defines the wine and helps it build layers of citrus flavours. The finish is ultra-dry, long and precise. While delicious when young, it will benefit from more time.
Grosset Alea Riesling 2021
There’s a subtlety about this vintage of Grosset Alea: delicate floral perfumes, lemon blossom, juicy lemon pith, a pure expression of the variety that balances intense limey notes with plush lemony flavours and impeccable layering. With the vineyard now fully mature this vintage completes the refinement of the ‘Alea’ style: a very engaging and beautiful wine.
Grosset Apiana 2021
It’s the incredible, almost riotous aromatics that set this Clare Valley fiano apart: lemongrass, almond blossom, some peach, even the hint of raw honey. There’s a concentration of flavour that shows itself in the wine’s mid-palate intensity and on its crisp, dry cleansing finish. Expressive and balanced but in tiny quantities, supply of ‘Apiana’ will remain miniscule for the foreseeable future.
Available to Members this Spring
*while stocks last
Grosset Gaia 2018
Plump blackberries, damp earth and dry-ageing beef aromas. Medium-weighted black fruits, meat and spice meld seamlessly together with a fine tannin line and hint of acidity giving drive and persistence yet remain laser focused to the finish. A glorious glass of wine. 96/100 Cellaring – 2021 to 2041 Stuart Knox, The Real Review, March 2021
Grosset Pinot Noir 2019
… one of the portfolio’s real stars. sour cherry, cranberry and mulberry fruit enveloped by a matrix of
fine tannins and integrated acidity. Although the fragrance is alluring and flavour delicious, it is the purity, poise and composure of the wine that sets it apart. Tight, refined and a worthy addition to any cellar. Toni Paterson MW, Gourmet Traveller Wines, April 2021
Grosset Piccadilly Chardonnay 2019
Breathtakingly good chardonnay from the Adelaide Hills by Grosset Wines. Made in tiny quantities but worth tracking down. Complex, intense and ‘gluggable’.
Winsor Dobbin @winsordobbin, April 2021
Order Call Kim at the winery on 1800 088 223 – or – email: info@grosset.com.au
It’s all connected
We are dedicated to achieving a positive environmental outcome – it’s in our interests!
How? A-grade organic and biodynamic certification (ACO) of vineyards, winery and bottling facility is a great start. A positive carbon footprint through investment in solar and re-vegetation definitely helps. Avoiding all fining and filtration agents has the side benefit of making our wines vegan and vegetarian friendly.
However, these processes are in place not just to maintain organic certification, carbon neutrality or appeal to vegetarians. It’s to make better wine in a better environment while best preparing ourselves for whatever the future holds. It’s all connected.
Breaking News: Grosset Alea 2018 has just won the award from the prestigious German magazine Meiningers Weinwelt for Best New World Dry Riesling. www.grosset.com.au/news/
1981-2021
At Grosset Wines, we started from scratch, building a facility, selecting and planting vineyard sites, learning from our own experience and applying the best viticulture and winemaking. Everything we do is for one outcome – pure, persistent, delicious wines that reflect balanced, low yielding vineyards – are consistent in quality and expressive of vintage.
‘Clare Valley Riesling’ by Rose Murray Brown (UK)
Jeffrey Grosset, one of Clare Valley’s leading producers, revealed at a Wine Australia seminar recently that it was just a chance encounter that led him to his best vineyard in Clare’s Polish Hill (River) district – an area he has now put on the world wine map with its distinctive long-lived Riesling style…read more
Vintage 2021
The 2021 whites have both density of flavour and structure. I think they are beautiful wines to drink now or to age. The palates are firm and concentrated certainly compared to 2020 whites which were a little softer.
For us, riesling yields in 2021 were low – up only slightly compared to 2020 – as a result of recent drought years. Our vines should produce a more ‘normal’ crop next year.
I’m so glad that we are 100% committed to organic and biodynamic principles because the vineyards have never been healthier and the wines, well I believe they taste fresher and purer – the quality is better. – Jeffrey Grosset
Vintage 2020
Our harvest was down dramatically due to a lack of rain in winter as well as through the growing season, plus some variable weather at critical times (flowering and set). The resultant bunches and berries were tiny (see pic). Fortunately, there was no fire close to us, so there is no chance of smoke taint affecting our wines.
Gourmet Traveller Wine
Australia’s Best Cellar Door Awards 2020 – Best Small Cellar Door Clare Valley.
