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Junto is Spanish for ‘together’, and in this case means a union of old friends: Grenache (72%), Mataro (13%) and Shiraz (8%) and Counoise (7%). The Grenache is sourced from two sites. The majority comes from Bondar’s Rayner Vineyard, with supplementary fruit from a deep, sandy site in Blewitt Springs. The Shiraz is also home-grown Rayner fruit (70-year-old vines on sand), while the Mataro was sourced from the Lacey vineyard in the foothills of Willunga on the famed, rocky Kurrajong soils.
All the fruit fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured in old oak. As always, the blend was composed with the idea that Grenache is the hero, with Shiraz supporting with roundness and depth and the Mataro lending spice, structure and tannin. The Counoise which has joined this years blend provides a fleshy undercurrent of deep red fruits.
Although 2025 saw a riper fruit profile than 2024, early picking kept the wine lifted. It's dangerously easy to drink, with dark juicy fruits, dried herbs and lingering umami note.