Specifications
Single Vineyard | Eden Valley | Barossa | South Australia
Vines planted in 2013
Winemaker: Joanne Irvine
750mL | 14.5% Alc | 6pks
BACK VINTAGE | 2018 MEGAN JANE GRENACHE
$47.00
6 in stock
6 in stock
Grenache lovers take note… our 2018 Megan Jane is our second ever Grenache release from our Eden Valley single vineyard. Only a few bottles remain. Snap up a little piece of our history right here.
Megan has been part of our founding team and an integral part of our Brockenchack family since its inception. We felt it only fitting to honour her ongoing dedication by naming this wine after her.
Silver | 2020 Melbourne International Wine Competition
Silver | 2020 New Zealand International Wine Competition
2017 was our first ever release of our single vineyard Eden Valley Grenache…
Being named Eden Valley Grenache Winery of the Year at the 2019 Melbourne International Wine Show, for our first release 2017 Megan Jane Grenache, was a huge achievement for our family. This recognition is something we will always be immensely proud of and it goes a long way toward proving that the quality of our vineyard is something very special and indeed capable of producing world class wine varieties, outside of our region’s renowned Riesling and Shiraz. ~Harch Family~
The growing season in Eden Valley started off well, with Winter 2017 rainfall up slightly higher than average.
In Spring drier soils, combined with warmer than average Spring days meant the vine canopies grew quickly; flowering well and setting a good number of bunches.
Summer rainfall in EV was down on average. January and February were warm and dry, with very warm temperatures in February slowing down the pace of ripening. With the lower summer rainfall, growers with access to water, soil moisture monitoring, good irrigation management and healthy soils experienced less stress – and subsequently delivered sound fruit and consistent yields. These are all practices that Brockenchack invest heavily into. The Indian summer of March and early April was what some people are calling ‘the icing on the cake’, with average temperatures, without extremes.
We commenced hand picking for the 2018 vintage on the 1st of March with our Pinot Noir the first grapes to come off the vine. Pinot Grigio and Riesling were then machine packed in the first week of March. Chardonnay and Rosé came off next around mid March. Shiraz harvesting commenced in the last week of March and continued through to the 11th of April with each tier being picked at different times. The last two to come off the vines were the Grenache on the 11th, and we wrapped it up with the Cabernet on the 12th of April – seeing out an amazing vintage for Brockenchack.
We are delighted with the high-quality grapes and great yields that this vintage delivered. The colours and flavours in our reds are exciting and the high level of natural acids in our whites reflect our great Eden Valley characteristics.
Standout varieties for the Eden Valley this year include Riesling, Chardonnay, Shiraz, Grenache and Cabernet. We are very excited for all our 2018 wines to be released, and especially look forward to the release of these reds in a few years’ time.
Ref: Barossa Herald, April 16, 2018
