{"product_id":"2025-quartzite-grenache-6-pack","title":"2025 Quartzite Grenache 6-pack","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n.rd {\n    font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;\n    font-weight: 300;\n    color: #3D3830;\n    line-height: 1.7;\n    max-width: 100%;\n  }\n  .rd * { box-sizing: border-box; }\n\n  \/* LEAD *\/\n  .rd-lead {\n    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;\n    font-size: 1.15rem;\n    font-weight: 300;\n    font-style: italic;\n    color: #2C3E2D;\n    line-height: 1.6;\n    border-left: 3px solid #C4973A;\n    padding-left: 1.25rem;\n    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;\n  }\n\n  \/* BODY *\/\n  .rd-body {\n    font-size: 0.9rem;\n    color: #7A7368;\n    line-height: 1.85;\n    margin-bottom: 1.75rem;\n  }\n  .rd-body p + p { margin-top: 0.85rem; }\n  .rd-body strong { color: #3D3830; font-weight: 500; }\n\n  \/* TASTING NOTES *\/\n  .rd-notes {\n    display: grid;\n    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);\n    gap: 0.75rem;\n    margin-bottom: 1.75rem;\n  }\n  .rd-note {\n    background: #F5F0E8;\n    border-radius: 2px;\n    padding: 1rem;\n    text-align: center;\n  }\n  .rd-note-icon { font-size: 1.4rem; 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}\n\n  \/* VINEYARD CALLOUT *\/\n  .rd-vineyard {\n    background: #2C3E2D;\n    border-radius: 2px;\n    padding: 1.5rem 1.75rem;\n    margin-bottom: 1.75rem;\n  }\n  .rd-vineyard-label {\n    font-size: 0.6rem;\n    font-weight: 500;\n    letter-spacing: 0.2em;\n    text-transform: uppercase;\n    color: #C4973A;\n    margin-bottom: 0.6rem;\n    display: block;\n  }\n  .rd-vineyard-text {\n    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;\n    font-size: 1rem;\n    font-style: italic;\n    font-weight: 300;\n    color: rgba(250,248,244,0.85);\n    line-height: 1.65;\n    margin-bottom: 0.6rem;\n  }\n  .rd-vineyard-detail {\n    font-size: 0.78rem;\n    color: rgba(250,248,244,0.5);\n    line-height: 1.65;\n  }\n  .rd-vineyard-detail strong { color: rgba(250,248,244,0.8); font-weight: 500; }\n\n  \/* FOOD PAIRING *\/\n  .rd-pairing-title {\n    font-size: 0.65rem;\n    font-weight: 500;\n    letter-spacing: 0.2em;\n    text-transform: uppercase;\n    color: #C4973A;\n    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;\n  }\n  .rd-pairings {\n    display: flex;\n    flex-wrap: wrap;\n    gap: 0.5rem;\n    margin-bottom: 1.75rem;\n  }\n  .rd-pairing-pill {\n    background: #F5F0E8;\n    border: 0.5px solid rgba(196,151,58,0.25);\n    border-radius: 99px;\n    padding: 0.35rem 0.9rem;\n    font-size: 0.78rem;\n    color: #3D3830;\n    font-weight: 400;\n  }\n\n  \/* WINEMAKER NOTE *\/\n  .rd-winemaker {\n    background: #F5F0E8;\n    border-radius: 2px;\n    padding: 1.5rem 1.75rem;\n    margin-bottom: 1.75rem;\n  }\n  .rd-winemaker-label {\n    font-size: 0.6rem;\n    font-weight: 500;\n    letter-spacing: 0.2em;\n    text-transform: uppercase;\n    color: #C4973A;\n    margin-bottom: 0.6rem;\n    display: block;\n  }\n  .rd-winemaker-text {\n    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;\n    font-size: 1rem;\n    font-style: italic;\n    font-weight: 300;\n    color: #2C3E2D;\n    line-height: 1.65;\n    margin-bottom: 0.6rem;\n  }\n  .rd-winemaker-name {\n    font-size: 0.7rem;\n    font-weight: 500;\n    letter-spacing: 0.12em;\n    text-transform: uppercase;\n    color: #7A7368;\n  }\n\n  \/* REGOLITH EXPLAINER *\/\n  .rd-regolith {\n    background: #FAF8F4;\n    border-left: 3px solid rgba(196,151,58,0.35);\n    padding: 1.1rem 1.25rem;\n    border-radius: 0 2px 2px 0;\n    margin-bottom: 1.75rem;\n  }\n  .rd-regolith-label {\n    font-size: 0.6rem;\n    font-weight: 500;\n    letter-spacing: 0.18em;\n    text-transform: uppercase;\n    color: #C4973A;\n    margin-bottom: 0.35rem;\n    display: block;\n  }\n  .rd-regolith-text { font-size: 0.82rem; color: #7A7368; line-height: 1.7; }\n\n  \/* SERIES LINK *\/\n  .rd-series {\n    text-align: center;\n    padding: 1.25rem;\n    border: 0.5px solid rgba(196,151,58,0.2);\n    border-radius: 2px;\n  }\n  .rd-series p {\n    font-size: 0.82rem;\n    color: #7A7368;\n    margin-bottom: 0.6rem;\n  }\n  .rd-series a {\n    font-size: 0.72rem;\n    font-weight: 500;\n    letter-spacing: 0.15em;\n    text-transform: uppercase;\n    color: #2C3E2D;\n    text-decoration: none;\n    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(44,62,45,0.3);\n    padding-bottom: 1px;\n  }\n\n  @media (max-width: 480px) {\n    .rd-notes { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }\n    .rd-specs { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n  }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"quartzite\" class=\"rd\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rd-lead\"\u003eBeneath the Crabtree estate runs the ghost of an ancient creek. The soil it left behind — dark, dense Bay of Biscay over quartzite — produces the most introspective wine in the Regolith Series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rd-notes\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rd-note\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rd-note-icon\"\u003e🌺\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"rd-note-label\"\u003eNose\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"rd-note-value\"\u003eDelicate red berry, violet \u0026amp; white pepper\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rd-note\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rd-note-icon\"\u003e💫\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"rd-note-label\"\u003ePalate\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"rd-note-value\"\u003ePure, silky \u0026amp; precisely mineral\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rd-note\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rd-note-icon\"\u003e🌊\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"rd-note-label\"\u003eFinish\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"rd-note-value\"\u003eLong, fine \u0026amp; remarkably delicate\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rd-body\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a part of the Crabtree estate vineyard that sits in what was once a creek bed — a watercourse that carried water through this valley when Clare was first being settled in the 1840s. That creek is long gone. What it left behind is something extraordinary: \u003cstrong\u003edark Bay of Biscay soil over a quartzite regolith\u003c\/strong\u003e that gives this parcel of the estate a character unlike anything else we grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf the three Regolith Series wines, the Quartzite is the one that demands the most attention. It doesn't announce itself. It waits. Where the Ironstone is deep and the Limestone is bright, the Quartzite is \u003cstrong\u003equiet and precise\u003c\/strong\u003e — a wine of fine-boned minerality, delicate red fruit, and extraordinary length that only reveals itself over time in the glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a wine for people who love Grenache at its most contemplative. It is the kind of wine that makes you put your phone down and pay attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rd-vineyard\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rd-vineyard-label\"\u003eThe vineyard — Crabtree Estate, Watervale\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rd-vineyard-text\"\u003e\"The quartzite block on our estate is the one that surprised me most. The soil looks completely different — dark, almost black. And the wine it produces is unlike anything else I make here. Softer, more delicate. The quartzite beneath does something I still find remarkable.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rd-vineyard-detail\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Crabtree Estate, 4 North Terrace, Watervale SA  ·  \u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark Bay of Biscay soil over quartzite regolith  ·  \u003cstrong\u003eFeature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ancient creek bed — site of original Clare Valley settlement waterway\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rd-divider\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rd-specs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rd-spec\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rd-spec-key\"\u003eVariety\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rd-spec-val\"\u003eGrenache\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rd-spec\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rd-spec-key\"\u003eVintage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rd-spec-val\"\u003e2025\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rd-spec\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rd-spec-key\"\u003eVineyard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rd-spec-val\"\u003eCrabtree Estate, Watervale\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rd-spec\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rd-spec-key\"\u003eFeature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rd-spec-val\"\u003eAncient creek bed\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rd-spec\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rd-spec-key\"\u003eSoil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rd-spec-val\"\u003eBay of Biscay over quartzite\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rd-spec\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rd-spec-key\"\u003eStyle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rd-spec-val\"\u003eSoftest \u0026amp; most delicate\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rd-spec\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rd-spec-key\"\u003eWinemaker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rd-spec-val\"\u003eAndrew Kenny\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rd-spec\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rd-spec-key\"\u003eOak\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rd-spec-val\"\u003eMinimal — fruit driven\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rd-spec\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rd-spec-key\"\u003ePack\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rd-spec-val\"\u003e6 bottles\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rd-spec\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rd-spec-key\"\u003eCellaring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rd-spec-val\"\u003eDrinks now — 8+ years\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rd-divider\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rd-pairing-title\"\u003ePerfect with\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rd-pairings\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rd-pairing-pill\"\u003e🐟 Salmon \u0026amp; ocean trout\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"rd-pairing-pill\"\u003e🍗 Roast quail or duck\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"rd-pairing-pill\"\u003e🧀 Goat's cheese \u0026amp; soft rind\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"rd-pairing-pill\"\u003e🌿 Herb-crusted lamb\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"rd-pairing-pill\"\u003e🍄 Truffle \u0026amp; mushroom pasta\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rd-winemaker\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rd-winemaker-label\"\u003eOur Thoughts: \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rd-winemaker-text\"\u003e\"The Quartzite block on our estate is unlike anywhere else on the property. The moment I saw the soil — that dark Bay of Biscay colour — I knew it would produce something different. It has a softness and a precision that is completely its own. Of the three, this is the one I find most fascinating.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rd-winemaker-name\"\u003eJason Cane - Crabtree Wines \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rd-regolith\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rd-regolith-label\"\u003eAbout the Regolith Series\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rd-regolith-text\"\u003eThe Regolith Series explores how Grenache expresses three completely different ancient soils across Clare Valley. The variety, the winemaker and the vintage are the same — only the earth changes. This is the Quartzite expression from our own estate. Also available: \u003cstrong\u003eLimestone\u003c\/strong\u003e (Bryksy Hill, Watervale) and \u003cstrong\u003eIronstone\u003c\/strong\u003e (Glen Kelly, Springfarm Road — oldest Grenache vines in Clare Valley).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rd-series\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart of the Crabtree Regolith Series — three Grenaches, three ancient soils, one extraordinary Clare Valley story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/regolith-series\"\u003eRead the full Regolith Series story →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Crabtree Wines ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45395600506937,"sku":"25QUARTZITEGREN6PK","price":294.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/2467\/7945\/files\/quartzite_product.png?v=1777339850","url":"https:\/\/www.crabtreewines.com.au\/products\/2025-quartzite-grenache-6-pack","provider":"Crabtree Wines ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}