Spring is here and so is Jauma's Premium wine release.
Jauma Wines has been producing McLaren Vale and Clarendon Grenache for over fifteen years now, and it's what we do best. This six pack includes our most cherished single vineyard Grenache wines, as well as the very special single vineyard old vine Chenin Blanc from Blewitt Springs.
These wines can be cellared for a long time so best to squirrel some away to be enjoyed in years to come.
2024 Ralph's dry grown Grenache, Clarendon. (single vineyard)
2024 Lilies Grenache, McLaren Vale. (single vineyard)
2024 Lulu Chenin Blanc, Blewitt Springs. (single vineyard)
2024 Tikka the Cosmic Cat dry grown Shiraz Grenache, Clarendon.
2024 Like Raindrops Grenache, McLaren Vale
2024 Why Try So Hard? Arneis/ Grenache/ Chenin, McLaren Vale
All Jauma Wines are Living Wines, made from organically farmed grapes, produced with zero additions or filtration, and bottled under crown seal for perfect freshness and stability.
Wine descriptions in additional info section below
Spring Premium Release Six Pack
2024 Ralphs Dry Grown Grenache, Clarendon
VINES: Jauma's signature wine. Only 500 bottles produced from the entire site. Clarendon, Wood Vineyard. Farmed organically by Fiona Wood, owned by Ralph Wood. Grey sand on ironstone, bushvines, no irrigation since establishment, giving more concentration and stregth in the vines.
WINEMAKING: Destemmed, long skin maceration and pressed to barrel.
TASTING NOTES: Oh so pretty, rose, strawberry, aneis. Very fine but structured pallet.
12.5%2024 Lilies Old Vine Grenache
VINES: McLaren Flat, planted in the 1940s, deep white sand on clay. Farmed organically by Fiona Wood, owned by Karen and Peter Cahill.
WINEMAKING: Long maceration on skins, pressed to barrel. Free-run only.
TASTING NOTES: Big, bold and commanding attention, ripe red fruits and spice, big pallet weight but without extraction. Wow.
13%2024 Lulu Old Vine Chenin Blanc
VINES: Blewitt Springs vineyard planted in the 1940s, deep white sand on clay and schist. Farmed organically by Lulu Lunn.
WINEMAKING: Free-run pressed to old French 500L barrels.
TASTING NOTES: Such an immense and proud wine, pure and bold. Feel free to cellar me forever :)
12.5%2024 Tikka the Cosmic Cat, Shiraz (75%) Grenache (25%),
VINES- Clarendon vineyard farmed organically by Fiona Wood. Grey sand on ironstone. Dry grown, 230m elevation.
WINEMAKING- Shiraz and Grenache harvested and fermented separately. Shiraz fermented on skins with 10% wholebunch. Grenache is destemmed, fermented to dry on skins. All aged in older French puncheons.
TASTING NOTES- Lively deep mulberry in colour. Powerful aromatics of plums, crushed rock and spice. Medium bodied with a satiny mouthfeel. 12.5%
2024 Like Raindrops Grenache
VINES: McLaren Vale, Clarendon. Farmed by Dave Gartelman and Fiona Wood. Rich red clay interspersed with shale and schist.
WINEMAKING: Destemmed, fermented to dry on skins then pressed to tank and barrel. Pressings of both Lilies and Wood vineyard grenache are added at blending pre bottling.
TASTING NOTES: Bright raspberry and anise. Long persistent acid drive sitting inside a fleshy mouthful of red berry fruit.
12.5%2024 Why Try So Hard?
McLaren Vale
Carbonic Arneis (45%), Carbonic Grenache (35%), Chenin(20%)
TASTING NOTES: Guava in colour, tropical aromatics mixed with red fruits and spice. Some structure on the pallet from the arneis (think juicy orange wine style). yum.
12.5%