d'Arenberg Trailblazers Mind Palace Sangiovese 2022 x 12

d'Arenberg Trailblazers Mind Palace Sangiovese 2022 x 12the mind palace Sangiovese 2022 McLaren Vale, Sangiovese (100%) The Name Perched on the steep hill above one of the oldest Sangiovese vineyards in the region is an prominent old ironstone palace, overlooking all of McLaren Vale. Perhaps, witnessing and safely harbouring the tales of a bygone era for the generations to come. The Vintage It has been a good winter, the early Spring rains set the vines up very well. November was about 3 degrees colder

the mind palace Sangiovese 2022
 McLaren Vale, Sangiovese (100%)
 The Name
 Perched on the steep hill above one of the 
oldest Sangiovese vineyards in the region 
is an prominent old ironstone palace, 
overlooking all of McLaren Vale. Perhaps, 
witnessing and safely harbouring the tales of 
a bygone era for the generations to come.
 The Vintage
 It has been a good winter, the early Spring 
rains set the vines up very well. November 
was about 3 degrees colder than average and 
so the set was variable, especially Mourvèdre  
which suffered the worst. Luckily, many 
varieties still had quite a large potential 
crop, so yields ended about 15% down from 
2021 (which was a big crop year). December 
was bone dry, but January saw 33mm 
compared to 20mm average. This too set the 
vines up very well. There was almost no rain 
and very mild conditions in February, March 
and April, free of hot or cold spells which 
resulted in very good leaf retention and 
ripening. All varieties resulted in 
outstanding wines. At this stage, It is early to 
call the vintage but I believe the reds from 
this vintage are the best I have seen in years. 
They show great colour fruit, fruit fragrance, 
richness, acidity, tannins and style. The Red 
skins were very thick and crunchy and no 
shrivel was seen, resulting in high tannin 
content, causing us to pull juice off the skins 
sweeter than usual, to achieve the desired 
results.
 Harvest dates
 Residual sugar
 1 - 3 Mar
 0.8 g/l
 The Winemaking
 Small batches of grapes are gently crushed 
and then transferred to open fermenters. 
Foot treading is undertaken two thirds of 
the way through fermentation, the wine is 
basket pressed and transferred to old French 
oak to complete fermentation and mature 
for 8 months. 
The Characteristics
 The 2022 Mind Palace Sangiovese is 
pleasantly medium bodied but impressively 
fruit driven. Intriguing the way both red 
berry fruits and dry herbal notes work 
together in this wine. The palate comes 
across slightly darker than the nose, perhaps 
influenced by the fine but pithy tannins 
that really persist and compliment the fruit 
length. The sweeter aromas and flavours 
continue to build in the glass, verging on 
strawberries and cream, so don’t be afraid 
to give it a little swirl. A lively, flavoursome 
red wine that’s light on its feet and perfectly 
suited to our maritime climate.