Alkina Polygon No.5 Grenache 2020

Alkina Polygon No.5 Grenache 2020Alkina was established in 2015 when Argentinian vintner Alejandro Bulgheroni purchased a 60 hectare farm near Greenock in the North Western corner of Barossa Valley. With 70 year old vine and 170 year old stone buildings in need of repair. Amelia Nolan was tasked with bringing new life into the old bones of the farm. With the guidance of acclaimed winemaker Alberto Antonini, terroir expert Pedro Parra and a strong local team, Alkina is now a magical

Alkina was established in 2015 when Argentinian vintner Alejandro Bulgheroni purchased a 60-hectare farm near Greenock in the North Western corner of Barossa Valley. 

With 70-year-old vine and 170-year-old stone buildings in need of repair. Amelia Nolan was tasked with bringing new life into the old bones of the farm. With the guidance of acclaimed winemaker Alberto Antonini, terroir expert Pedro Parra and a strong local team, Alkina is now a magical place with terroir winegrowing and regenerative farming at its heart.

Polygon No. 5 consists of two very similar nearby parcels making up 0.37 hectares in size. Working with terroir specialist, Pedro Parra, we identified this polygon to be uniquely significant because of its heavily fractured schist composition. There are deeper soils sitting above a thick band of micaceous schist that contains veins of iron-rich clay within the fractures. NASAA certified organic and biodynamic. 

The fruit was hand picked and sorted before being fermented with only indigenous yeast in one concrete tulip. In 2020 we again chose to leave 100% of the fruit as whole bunches. Basket pressed and matured in one 700L Nomblot concrete egg for 15 months. 

695 Bottles made. 

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