De Bortoli expands Ancient Soils range with new Grenache

De Bortoli Wines has added a Grenache to its Ancient Soils range, “continuing its exploration of Heathcote’s remarkable ancient Cambrian soils”. Located in Northern Heathcote near Corop, the De Bortoli family's Freemans Bridge (75ha) and Taylors (15ha) vineyards are planted on deep Cambrian red soils over limestone. Formed more than 500 million years ago, the winery explained that these ancient soils are among the oldest winegrowing soils on Earth, producing wines of depth, purity and structure. Chief winemaker Steve Webber said the Grenache showcases a different side of Heathcote. “With Ancient Soils Grenache, we're really leaning into making a wine that represents Heathcote. It's a very fruit-driven style of wine, but there's a lot of really well-matured tannin in it, which I think is a hallmark of Grenache from the region. We work really hard to harness those natural grape tannins without extracting too hard. I think the wine brings fragrance, energy and texture while still carrying the structure and sense of place that define Heathcote,” Webber said.