Brash Higgins MCC Mataro Cinsault Carignan 2020

Think Aussie Cotes du Rhone

Mourvèdre (Monastrell, Mataro), Cinsault, and Carignan (Mazuelo)

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Red Fruit, Floral, and Pepper / Spice, Sweet Spice

BODY: Medium +
DRYNESS: Dry
ACIDITY: High
TANNIN: Medium
ALCOHOL (%): High (More than 14%)

Origin: South Australia (Barossa, Claire & Eden Valley, McLaren Vale & More), Australia

Grape Varietals:
Mourvèdre (Monastrell, Mataro), Cinsault, and Carignan (Mazuelo)

Winemaking:
Minimal Intervention and Organic
Direct Press, Whole Bunch, and Wild yeast

Maturation: 7-12 Months Oak Barrels

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Steaks & mash, Beef burgers

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Mutton Rendang, Briyani, Thai Basil Pork

Brash Higgins Wine Co.

Brash Higgins has grown from, and been shaped by, Brad & Nicole’s passions -- for McLaren Vale, for their patch of dirt off of the Gulf, for grapes and varietals from the stalwart to the obscure, for pushing boundaries, for exploring every technique

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Brash Higgins MCC Mataro Cinsault Carignan 2020

Grape Varietals & Region: 40% Mataro (all whole bunch), 30% Cinsault, 30% Carignan, from Lennon Vineyard, McLaren Vale

Taste Profile: Ruby red with an attractive nose of clove, cinnamon, cherries and roses, the MCC delivers wildness and perfume in equal measures. Sweet red fruit contrasts the spiciness on the palate and finishes clean, dry and focused with rose petal and cherry notes on the after breath. Good acidity keeps the wine bright and fresh faced, albeit rustic and food friendly.

Winemaking Process: All the fruit was hand picked on the same day and co-fermented wild with heaps of whole bunch Mataro to develop the peppery notes we wanted.

Bright & Easy Reds

Easy drinking red wines with bright fruit aromas and low tannins. The wines are often released without much aging in tank, oak barrels or bottle, and are meant to be drunk early

These wines typically can be nejoyed without food, and are usually served cooler. They can be light bodied wines like Beaujolais, or light extraction styles that do not emphasize tannin & color extraction