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Gant & Co.

2021

‘Jeune’

Red Wine   |   Margaret River - Australia
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About

‘Jeune’ was inspired by the Loire Valley reds that are made for easy drinking as a young wine, or in Erin Larkin’s words, “if there is such a thing: Summer Cabernet.” The Cabernet, Merlot, and Malbec grapes all come from the Gant & Co. estate vineyard. The vines receive an enormous amount of attention during the growing season, something that really pays off. Fruit thinning is not taken lightly; only one bunch per shoot is left to mature, ensuring the ripest possible fruit in the cooler climate of Karridale.

Harvested from single cane, shoot and fruit thinned, dry-farmed blocks. The grapes fermented whole berry in their picking bins, receiving an initial foot stomping, and then gentle hand plunging for 10-12 days before being pressed off the skins. The wines were then moved into demi-muids and barriques for 9 months where malo is free to run its course, after which the wines were racked to tanks for blending and bottling with just a small dose of sulfur.

Stats

  • Grapes: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon - 28% Malbec - 12% Merlot
  • Vineyard: Gant & Co. estate vineyard in Karridale
  • Vine Age: 23-years-old
  • Soil Type: Clay loam
  • Viticulture: Regenerative & dry-farmed
  • Fermentation: Native — 100% whole-berry in picking bins
  • Skin Contact: 10-12 days
  • Aging: 9 months sur lie in a combination of French oak barriques and puncheons
  • Alcohol: 12.5%
  • pH: 3.52
  • Total Acidity: 5.9 g/L
  • Total SO2: 78 ppm
  • Total Production: 282 cases
  • UPC: None

Tasting Notes

As ever, there is a youthfulness to this Cab blend that is in no way a detriment to the wine’s complexity or poise. It’s what Matt Gant calls “luncheon claret;” a mouthwatering, fresh sipper with allusions to red fruits, olives, and bay leaves. Yum.

 

Press & Reviews

Wine Advocate

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"The nose on this 2021 Jeune leads with dried lavender, charcoal, finely milled black pepper, jasmine tea and bay leaves. In the mouth, the wine is light, fine, detailed, precise and very pretty. It will be too light on for those seeking a "Cab Merlot" experience, but for those who delight in a little more levity and space in wine, this one is for you. It has notes of rose petals, tar and cherry pips. Serve it in a Burgundy glass, 12 degrees Celsius, as an aperitif—excellent. 12.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap."

- Erin Larkin
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Margaret River

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