Long the forgotten grape of the Barossa, grenache is now part of the great revival. It is thought a difficult grape to get right. The crop must be kept low, to the point that it becomes uneconomic for the grape farmer.

Thus the cheaper grenache based wines, off higher crop yields, take on a pleasant lolly like taste that rapidly gets boring. The Fakir is a most serious attempt to push the variety to its taste limit. At its best this variety dances across the palate and is a perfect luncheon red. Remember though that it packs a powerful wallop. Sourced from a number of vineyards for the first few years but is now mostly sourced from James Mader's vineyard that lies on the valley floor at Light Pass in the Northern Barossa Valley. We do keep our options open about the final blend.