Blewitt Springs

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Blewitt Springs is a notable subregion of South Australia's McLaren Vale renowned for its elevated sandy soils and high-quality Grenache and Shiraz wines.

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Blewitt Springs canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf subregion ⓘ
wine region ⓘ
administrativeRegion City of Onkaparinga ⓘ
climate Mediterranean ⓘ
climateInfluence cooler mesoclimate within McLaren Vale ⓘ
cooling breezes from the Gulf St Vincent ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
distanceFromAdelaide approximately 40 km south of Adelaide ⓘ
drainage good natural drainage ⓘ
elevation relatively elevated compared to much of McLaren Vale ⓘ
grapeVariety Chenin Blanc ⓘ
Grenache ⓘ
Mataro ⓘ
Shiraz ⓘ
harvestTime typically later than warmer lower-lying parts of McLaren Vale ⓘ
hasDesignation recognized subregion within McLaren Vale GI ⓘ
knownFor Grenache wines ⓘ
Shiraz wines ⓘ
elegant medium-bodied reds ⓘ
old-vine Grenache ⓘ
locatedIn Adelaide wine zone ⓘ
linked to: Fleurieu wine zone

Fleurieu wine zone ⓘ
McLaren Vale ⓘ
near Adelaide ⓘ
partOf McLaren Vale wine region ⓘ
regionType grape-growing subregion ⓘ
reputation one of McLaren Vale’s most distinguished subregions ⓘ
source of high-quality Grenache in McLaren Vale ⓘ
soilCharacteristic free-draining ⓘ
soilType deep sandy soils ⓘ
sand over clay ⓘ
state South Australia ⓘ
terrain undulating sand hills ⓘ
viticulturalFeature low-yielding vineyards ⓘ
old dry-grown bush vines ⓘ
wineCharacteristic aromatic, lifted red fruit in Grenache ⓘ
fine tannin structure in Grenache ⓘ
spice and perfume in Shiraz ⓘ
wineStyle Grenache-based blends ⓘ
Shiraz-based blends ⓘ
single-vineyard Grenache ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

McLaren Vale wine region → hasSubregion → Blewitt Springs ⓘ
McLaren Flat → hasNearbyLocality → Blewitt Springs ⓘ
City of Onkaparinga → contains → Blewitt Springs ⓘ