Sons of Eden Notus Grenache 2023

Sons of Eden Notus Grenache 2023Tasting Note Bright ruby in colour, with an alluring bouquet of assorted wild berries, red liquorice and a hint of confectionery. The palate is seductive, blending richness and roundness with vibrancy and dexterity. A modern style Barossa Grenache thats instantly enjoyable but will reward careful cellaring in the medium term. Awards & Accolades Gold Medal Decanter World Wine Awards Gold Medal Melbourne Wine Show 96 Points Decanter Glittering with

Tasting Note

Bright ruby in colour, with an alluring bouquet of assorted wild berries, red liquorice and a hint of confectionery. The palate is seductive, blending richness and roundness with vibrancy and dexterity. A modern style Barossa Grenache that’s instantly enjoyable but will reward careful cellaring in the medium term.

Awards & Accolades

Gold Medal
Decanter World Wine Awards

Gold Medal
Melbourne Wine Show

96 Points
Decanter

Glittering with bright fruit energy and striking mountain herb fragrance. Fleshy and plush with a refreshing luminous acidity and fine-seamed oak tannins. Long and pleasurable.
- Olivia Mason

95 Points
James Suckling

Complex layers of wild raspberries, blueberry bush, tobacco leaves, cedar and spices. The palate is medium-bodied with finely integrated tannins and bright acidity, showing notes of cassia bark, dark cherries, potpourri and dried herbs. Wonderfully plush and lifted with a underlying power.
- Ryan Montgomery

95 Points
The Vintage Journal 

Deep crimson. Intense raspberry strawberry liquorice aromas with roasted walnut notes. Generously concentrated wine with abundant strawberry raspberry fruits and fine chocolaty tannins. Some flinty/ graphite/ herbgarden notes at the finish. Very big presence with lovely density and vigour.
- Andrew Caillard MW

94 Points
Halliday Wine Companion

Viticulture & Winemaking

Hand-harvested and sorted to retain only the best Grenache bunches, the fruit was partially destemmed with up to 25% whole-bunch inclusion. Fermentation took place in small, closed-style egg-shaped fermenters. Following a brief cold soak, the must warmed naturally, with both hand and foot plunging daily to manage extraction and temperature.

After 22 days on skins, the wine was pressed and transferred to large puncheon-sized French oak barrels for a six-month maturation. It was naturally clarified and blended prior to bottling.

The Story

NOTUS, named for the Greek God of the Southerly wind, is crafted from old vine Grenache. As summer fades in the Barossa Valley, the arrival of the cooling southerly signals the final stage of ripening—when this wine comes into its own.

Cellaring Potential

Drinking beautifully now and will continue to develop through to 2032.