The climate of the Barossa Valley creates full flavoured wines that charge across the palate. In addition, they show complexity, and it is this combination that has fascinated consumers and winemakers for so long. These flavours play out in the traditional varieties Shiraz, Cabernet, Grenache and Mataro.
There are other varieties planted, though all in small lots, that have been trialled for several decades and these include, Carignan, Durif, the many Portuguese port varieties, Primitivo or Zinfandel and many others. These interest Glug as we see our role as introducing new styles and unfamiliar varieties to our customers-to keep up their wine interest.
However again I make the point that the Barossa Valley taste overwhelms all other differences. At a tasting you may say, this is a Cabernet and I do not like Cabernet, though be careful with the Barossa as the size of the wines overwhelms the variety. That Cabernet may well turn out to be a Grenache.
Glug uses Durif in many blends and is an essential like Mataro and we see similar properties in Primitivo. We will offer more Primitivo from the vintages ahead.
