2023 Alternative Series Barbera
The Haselgrove ‘Alternative Series’ is a new and exciting range of super small batch wines, showcasing McLaren Vale’s Mediterranean climate and the emerging varieties that excel in the region. These wines are structural, textural and elegant, and are particularly well suited to food and wine pairing… Moorish as they are, we challenge you to stop at just one glass!
94 Points - Wine Showcase
Deep and dense purple with dark ruby edges.
Youthful, perfumed summer berries leap from the glass.
Fresh red cherry and raspberry are complimented by a lick of blackberry and a hint of spice.
Juicy and vibrant palate full of summer strawberries, red cherry, raspberry with just a few hints of blackberry. Supple and soft tannins lead into a fresh and crisp fruit finish
Don’t be afraid to chill me in summer.
Sourced from a single vineyard in the low-lying hills of McLaren Vale. These relatively young vines are planted on a west facing slope in 50 million year old calcareous silt stone overlying a bedrock of limestone. The vines were hand pruned and shoot positioned to produce an even and consistent canopy and fruit distribution.
Machine picked fruit that was added straight to the bottom of the fermenter with no crushing resulting in whole berries. Open fermented for 12 days and gently hand plunged twice a day. Pressed to seasoned French oak and matured for 9 months. No fining or acid additions and lightly filtered at bottling.
Cellaring: Drink young and fresh
Region: McLaren Vale
Harvest Dates: 17th March 2023