Three's Company GSM (Grenache/Shiraz/Mouvedre)

All three grape varietals were hand-picked from 40+ year old vines on the Lambert Estate Vineyard.  The lightly scented characters of the Grenache grape when blended with the fruity Shiraz and the soft, plummy Mouvedre, create a medium bodied wine with a medley of flavours, aged in oak for 6 months.

Vintage:	2006
Wine Type:	Medium Red Wine
Varietal:	Grenache/Shiraz/Mouvedre
Appellation:	Barossa Valley
Harvest Date:	March 2006
Acid:	5.68 g/l
PH:	3.59
Aging:	2-5 years
Bottling Date:	August, 2007
Residual Sugar:	2.2 g/l
Alcohol %:	13.5

Vineyard Notes:
Surrounding Jim and Pam Lambert's house are three small patches of vines that were the first plantings on the property. These vines were restructured over 3 years to grow in the natural style best suited to each of the individual varieties.

Production Notes:
Each variety was harvested and processed separately, and only blended when each component could be evaluated on how much dominance was required from each grape.

Winemaker Notes:
After blending, the wine spent 6 months in barrels used for the Family Tree Shiraz. The wine is soft and harmonious with a lovely vanillin character. Medium in weight and can be enjoyed with any type of food, by the glass, or, by the BOTTLE.

Food Pairing:
Any foods, BBQ, meat, nibbles.

Production:
1,000 cases