2024 Dune The Empty Quarter

Rich succulent blue to dark fruits with a lush, velvety feel and long savoury finish.

Dune is a project of brothers Duncan and Peter Lloyd (next generation Coriole) using fruit sourced from their vineyard in the Blewitt Springs sub-region of McLaren Vale. The Empty Quarter blend is composed of Shiraz, Mataro, Grenache, Touriga Nacional and Cinsault. The varieties are picked together and fermented in open top concrete fermenters for around 10 days on skins. The wine is then pressed off into seasoned oak for approximately 12 months before bottling.
Deep black dark red colour with a dark red hue. Attractive dark raspberry, liquorice, dark plum and blueberry scents leap out of the glass followed by some scorched earth and peppered dried herb notes. Rich, concentrated and succulent, the medium to full bodied palate is saturated with dark raspberry, liquorice, dark plum and ripe blueberry fruits. Notions of dried herbs, scorched earth and pepper extend across the back half. Lush and velvety it possesses a polished tannin structure and shows excellent power. Finishes long and juicy yet savoury.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 14.2%