{"title":"Thistledown Wines","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"thistledown-the-great-escape-chardonnay-2024-bottle","title":"Thistledown The Great Escape Chardonnay 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eFabulous Eden Valley Chardonnay. Modern- being fresh and crisp but with a hint of well integrated oak. Wild fermented in used French oak or concrete egg, without malolactic  to preserve the crisp, citrus fruit profile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 15.75pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; vertical-align: middle;\" class=\"size-131\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 15.75pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; vertical-align: middle;\" class=\"size-131\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; color: #2d2d27; position: relative; top: -8.5pt; mso-text-raise: 8.5pt;\"\u003e92 pts – Halliday Wine Companion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 15.75pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; vertical-align: middle; margin: 15.0pt 0cm 15.0pt 0cm;\" class=\"size-131\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; color: #2d2d27; position: relative; top: -8.5pt; mso-text-raise: 8.5pt;\"\u003e“Plenty of flavour, peach and buttered apple, a little spice and aniseed. It has some richness and viscosity, but keeps itself fresh with balanced acidity, a slight citrus character, with a ripe but bright finish of solid length, and an aftertaste of Danish pastry.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; color: #2d2d27; position: relative; top: -8.5pt; mso-text-raise: 8.5pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– The Wine Front\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 15.75pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; vertical-align: middle; margin: 15.0pt 0cm 15.0pt 0cm;\" class=\"size-131\"\u003ePair with shellfish, oysters and aromatic Asian dishes. pretty good with meaty white fish too. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47480095277348,"sku":"GreatEscape-bt","price":19.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/8388\/7652\/products\/2979106094.png?v=1698874879"},{"product_id":"thistledown-the-vagabond-old-vine-grenache-blewitt-springs-2022","title":"Thistledown The Vagabond Old Vine Grenache Blewitt Springs 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Blewitt Springs, an Australian grand cru equivalent. Old bush vines, as is the wont. Wild fermented with a good portion of whole bunches, some in concrete pyramids sans agitation, before ageing in concrete and large neutral oak. Brilliant! Like a slinky, before release over the top step, as riffs on persimmon, Seville orange, rosehip, pomegranate and impeccably ripe cherry clafoutis unwind and expand with a rattle. Long. A sandy scape of gorgeous tannins. World class.\" 96 pts James Halliday's Wine Companion\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You can rely on Thistledown for great Grenache. It's their thing. Here, the 2022 The Vagabond Old Vine Grenache leads with a vibrant display of red berries, exotic spices and black olive tapenade in merengue lockstep. There are also notes of poached strawberries, redcurrants, red apple skins and salted licorice. This is a lovely wine. It feels lighter than I remember the 2021 being. It is delicate. I love the bloody tannins, open-weave and chewy. The tannins are the highlight. 14.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.\" 92 Points Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll the fruit was hand picked with each vineyard vinified separately. One vineyard was wild fermented in a concrete pyramid which had layers of whole bunch and crushed fruit. This ferment had no mechanical extraction. The balance was wild fermented in an open fermenter with 35% whole bunches, hand plunged twice daily. This portion was aged in puncheons while the pyramid fermented was pressed back to a concrete egg and oak puncheons for maturation.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeriously delicious, pure, bright, fresh, crunchy and yet almost velvety on the finish. Elegant, perfumed style.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47480505401636,"sku":"tvgbs-bt","price":27.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/8388\/7652\/products\/thistledown-the-vagabond-old-vine-grenache-nv-web_900x_3ed8eaee-efbd-4da0-b4f0-702d371ffc06.png?v=1698879912"},{"product_id":"thistledown-this-charming-man-single-vineyard-grenache-2022","title":"Thistledown 'This Charming Man' Single Vineyard Grenache 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn a beautiful hillside in the Clarendon sub-region of McLaren Vale, three generations of the Smart family have devoted their lives to Grenache. Decades have passed where precious few valued their crop and yet they endured. That this remarkable vineyard has sustained is down to one man, Bernard Smart and this wine pays homage to this charming man. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis wine displays muscular yet elegant silky black fruits couple with deep, rich, warming spices, hints of violet, mineral and black cherry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rteBlock\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e96pts – Robert Parker Wine Advocate (Erin Larkin) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rteBlock\"\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003eThe 2022 The Charming Man Single Vineyard Grenache hails from a single vineyard in Clarendon, named after Bernard Smart. I haven't met a producer in McLaren Vale yet that doesn't light up at the mention of this man and his vineyard. So, to the wine. It offers blood orange, rosemary, a hint of sage, fresh blood, layers of raspberry pip, a hint of star anise and loads of ground exotic five spice. This is supple and flowing in the mouth, with the 20% whole-bunch inclusion a suggestion of complexity and not an overwhelming quality. All of the components are in balance and harmony: it has no more fruit than tannin, no more flavor than freshness, no more complexity than vivacity. This is sensational and comes from an excellent vintage to boot. 14% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rteBlock\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e97pts Ned Goodwin MW Halliday's Wine Companion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rteBlock\"\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003eThe qualitative apogee when it comes to grenache, rivalled by few and equalled only by Yangarra. Even better than the superb 2021. Sourced from the highest, coolest site in the Vale, the venerable Smart vineyard. Ironstone imparts a ferrous bite to pithy sour cherry, cranberry, campfire, pomegranate, tamarind and sandalwood notes with a grind of white pepper across a lattice of pin bone tannins, curtailing sweetness while promoting stunning length. This is excellent. Superb! Transparent and brimming with a sense of pinoté, like a mini Rayas. A great wine of the present as much as the future. Among Australia's very greatest reds. I don't score above 97, but this could be worth a point higher.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rteBlock\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NYWines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48742512951588,"sku":"CharmingMan22","price":46.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/8388\/7652\/files\/3510894780_9c4667fc-c3be-472b-b2fb-6f8d9f52e5f8.png?v=1713864906"},{"product_id":"thistledown-sands-of-time-old-vine-grenache-2024-bottle","title":"Thistledown 'Sands of Time' Old Vine Single Vineyard Grenache 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eEarly on in our Grenache journey, we were introduced to Sue Trott’s Home Block in the Blewitt Springs sub-region of McLaren Vale. It’s beautiful aspect, raised elevation and free-draining deep sandy soils are the perfect spot for dry-grown bush-vine Grenache and we were so lucky to be offered the opportunity to purchase a little fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA faithful expression of the site – beautiful, haunting aromatics, fine sandy tannins and wonderful, memorable length on the palate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rteBlock\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e97+points – Robert Parker Wine Advocate (Erin Larkin)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLooking at this lineup of 2024 Grenaches, it is evident that 2024 was not a high-color year. However, the wines are abundantly aromatic, fresh and imbued with fine pliable structure, so with one we accept the other. So here, the 2024 Sands of Time Old Vine Single Vineyard Grenache penetrates the palate with sapid fruit flavors; the tannins \"roll\" more than they \"shape,\" and they pervade every dark corner of the fruit. Everything here is in such lithe balance, and it truly is a pleasure to drink. McLaren Vale Grenache, at the height of its powers, can be all things in one glass: supple and fine, powerful and statuesque, silky and structured, long and deep. This is a superstar, make no mistake. The fruit was handpicked from Sue Trott's home vineyard and fermented wild with 30% whole bunches in concrete pyramids. It matured in both concrete and oak. 14.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48742547783972,"sku":"Sandsoftime23","price":49.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/8388\/7652\/files\/SandsofTime23.png?v=1713865596"},{"product_id":"thistledown-distant-light-grenache-shiraz-2021-bottle","title":"Thistledown Distant Light Grenache Shiraz 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Grenache comes from Sue Trott’s Home Block in Blewitt Springs and Bernard Smart’s vineyard in Clarendon. The former bush vine on sand and the latter bush vine of clay loams with quartz and ironstone. The Shiraz components come from Joel Mattschoss’ Shiraz on Mengler’s Hill and 2 blocks of Andy Kalleske’s blocks in Koonunga\/Ebenezer.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn intoxicating, ethereal nose of sweet, spicy black cherry, cassis and balsam. The palate unravels its silky, textural beauty over the palate. Draped with wild strawberry, north African spice, autumnal wood smoke and hints of smoky, grilled meats, it displays an elegant persistence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e95pts – Robert Parker Wine Advocate (Erin Larkin)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2021 Distant Light Grenache Shiraz is polished and spicy and supple, with an unbroken flow of flavor across the palate. The tannins from both Shiraz and Grenache swirl in concert, like a perfectly linked DNA chain from front to back. The wine is polished and succulent, with saturated red and black fruits. The Grenache component is from Blewitt Springs and Clarendon in McLaren Vale, and the Shiraz is from the Barossa, Ebenezer and Mengler's Hill. Talk about blending super regions and super varieties. It's a glossy wine, totally lustrous and sleek. Between you and me, the tannins manage to retain their savory\/earthy\/gritty countenance amid the sea of fruit, and this juxtaposition is the secret to its success.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48742592872740,"sku":"Distantlight21","price":58.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/8388\/7652\/files\/DistantLightSquare.png?v=1713866064"},{"product_id":"thistledown-walking-with-kings-rousanne-grenache-blanc-2023","title":"Thistledown Walking with Kings Rousanne Grenache Blanc 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Rhône inspired white which takes the richly textured Roussanne and blends with the crisp, green apple and citrus of Grenache Blanc to create a wine of real balance and complexity. Hand-picked Roussanne from Sellicks Hill, biodynamic Grenache Blanc from the Riverland. Both varieties are hand picked and fermented separately. Roussanne is whole bunch pressed, lightly settled and wild fermented in French oak. Grenache is oxidatively handled prior to wild ferment in barrel. The two components blend prior to bottling. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA richly textured white wine with creamy, aromatic and exotic notes from Roussanne and more vibrant, green apple from Grenache. The end result is a wine so versatile, complex yet so moreish, lovely creamy texture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 2023 Walking With Kings Roussanne Grenache Blanc is delicious. It is waxy and floral, and there is texture on the palate that spools out through the finish, with spring flowers, Stefanotis, or jasmine, beeswax, white tea, brine, scratched citrus, sourdough crust, crushed almonds and the faintest suggestion of scraped vanilla pod. The Roussanne was barrel fermented, and this exacerbates the already natural width and weave of the variety, adding a base of density and physical interaction with the wine. This is a ripper. It puts the focus on McLaren Vale's ability to eloquently express Southern Rhône white varieties. 13% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.\" 94pts Erin Larkin The Wine Advocate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48742649954596,"sku":"WalkingwithKings-bt","price":26.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/8388\/7652\/files\/WalkingwithKings23.png?v=1713867258"},{"product_id":"thistledown-distant-light-grenache-shiraz-2018","title":"Thistledown Distant Light Grenache Shiraz 2018","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Grenache comes from Sue Trott’s Home Block in Blewitt Springs and Bernard Smart’s vineyard in Clarendon. The former bush vine on sand and the latter bush vine of clay loams with quartz and ironstone. The Shiraz components come from Joel Mattschoss’ Shiraz on Mengler’s Hill and 2 blocks of Andy Kalleske’s blocks in Koonunga\/Ebenezer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn intoxicating, ethereal nose of sweet, spicy black cherry, cassis and balsam. The palate unravels its silky, textural beauty over the palate. Draped with wild strawberry, north African spice, autumnal wood smoke and hints of smoky, grilled meats, it displays an elegant persistence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003eA neighbourly blend of grenache from Blewitt Springs and Clarendon in the Vale, with warmer shiraz from Ebenezer and Mengler Hill. Picked by hand, fermented under the aegis of spontaneity with ample whole-bunch seasoning and maturation in top-drawer French oak. This is seamless. Again, the tannins maketh the wine: pithy, taut and juicy. Gorgeous aromas of mottled red plum, five-spice, white pepper, clove, cardamom and kirsch, expanding across the finish. Grenache the clear leader of the pack. For the better. Thrilling length. I'd drink this with youth on its side.\" 95pts Gold Ned Goodwin MW Halliday's Wine Companion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55088239411579,"sku":"Distantlight18","price":54.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/8388\/7652\/files\/DistantLightSquare.png?v=1713866064"},{"product_id":"thistledown-shes-electric-grenache-2025","title":"Thistledown 'She's Electric' Grenache 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003eI am loving the Grenache's from Thistledown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDry grown, old bush vines, grown on red-brown sandy loams with quartz and ironstone. Low intervention viticulture with minimal spray regime, cover crops and promotion of biodiversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fruit was hand-picked early in the morning before swift transport to the winery where we retained 50% whole bunches. A gentle foot pressing helped establish the wild ferment. Once fermented, the wine was transferred to 500l puncheons \u0026amp; 300 litre used French oak hogsheads where it stayed for 8 months before being bottled unfined and unfiltered\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"From old bush vines planted to red-brown sandy loam soils studded with quartz and ironstone. Natural yeast, 50% whole bunches, eight months' élevage in old oak. Those bunches are seamlessly integrated across what is a medium-weighted and serenely elegant release. It’s got structure, though, the tannins quietly commanding, pithy, crunchy, drawing long. Wild cherries, pomegranate, damson plum, Campari, white peppery spice. There’s real charm to this right now, but there’s also a lot wound within, with layers of spice and earthy detail emerging with air. It’s the most finessed, elegant release of this I can recall, and that’s from a year that was both warm and extremely dry. Old vines, hey.\" 95+pts Marcus Ellis Halliday Wine Companion March 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55564344885627,"sku":"electric24-bt","price":29.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/8388\/7652\/products\/1971953142.png?v=1698883078"},{"product_id":"thistledown-thorny-devil-old-vine-grenache-2024","title":"Thistledown 'Thorny Devil' Old Vine Grenache 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eLovely vibrant, perfumed old vine Grenache from Mclaren Vale. Classic Grenache white pepper and raspberry to the fore but also black berries and cherry too. Fresh and crunchy and surprisingly forward, quite delicious actually! Very food versatile, good with chilli, copes with tomato too. Best served cellar cool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 15.75pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; vertical-align: middle;\" class=\"size-131\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 15.75pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; vertical-align: middle;\" class=\"size-131\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; color: #2d2d27; position: relative; top: -8.5pt; mso-text-raise: 8.5pt;\"\u003e93pts \u0026amp; Value Star – Halliday Wine Companion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 15.75pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; vertical-align: middle; margin: 15.0pt 0cm 15.0pt 0cm;\" class=\"size-131\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; color: #2d2d27; position: relative; top: -8.5pt; mso-text-raise: 8.5pt;\"\u003e“Juicy, velvety and succulent with dried strawberries, frozen berries, dried herbs and some dried flowers. Medium-bodied with fine tannins and bright acidity. It's medium-bodied with silky tannins and texture. Vivid, crunchy and transparent with a lively, peppery and long finish.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; color: #2d2d27; position: relative; top: -8.5pt; mso-text-raise: 8.5pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– James Suckling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55661524386171,"sku":"TTD24-bt","price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/8388\/7652\/products\/Screenshot_20_28635_29.png?v=1698838193"},{"product_id":"thistledown-cunning-plan-shiraz-2023","title":"Thistledown 'Cunning Plan' Shiraz 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eThistledown 'Cunning Plan' Shiraz 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinemaking is simple with The Cunning Plan. Take perfectly balanced fruit, pick, gently crush to preserve whole berries and allow to soak for 4 days prior to a wild fermentation. Pressed off to 300 litre French hogsheads, of which 10% are new, where the wine ages for 10 months prior to bottling unfined and unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003eFrom McLaren Flat, matured in mainly seasoned French oak, with 10% new. Tart boysenberry and black cherry, wild raspberry, anise, faint vanilla bean, a little pepper, roasted coffee bean, some light floral notes, violet and the like. Like last year, there’s an effortlessness about this wine, a mid-weighted ease and supple texture, its composure and flow quietly compelling.\" 95pts Marcus Ellis Halliday Wine Companion March 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55688140783995,"sku":"010722001a-bt","price":19.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/8388\/7652\/products\/Screenshot_20_28631_29_d0f71503-cbcf-4b98-a74b-79406d37e0ca.png?v=1698909202"},{"product_id":"thistledown-cunning-plan-shiraz-2023-case","title":"Thistledown 'Cunning Plan' Shiraz 2023 Case","description":"\u003cp\u003eThistledown 'Cunning Plan' Shiraz 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinemaking is simple with The Cunning Plan. Take perfectly balanced fruit, pick, gently crush to preserve whole berries and allow to soak for 4 days prior to a wild fermentation. Pressed off to 300 litre French hogsheads, of which 10% are new, where the wine ages for 10 months prior to bottling unfined and unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003eFrom McLaren Flat, matured in mainly seasoned French oak, with 10% new. Tart boysenberry and black cherry, wild raspberry, anise, faint vanilla bean, a little pepper, roasted coffee bean, some light floral notes, violet and the like. Like last year, there’s an effortlessness about this wine, a mid-weighted ease and supple texture, its composure and flow quietly compelling.\" 95pts Marcus Ellis Halliday Wine Companion March 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55921305813371,"sku":"010722001a-cs","price":107.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/8388\/7652\/products\/Screenshot_20_28631_29_d0f71503-cbcf-4b98-a74b-79406d37e0ca.png?v=1698909202"},{"product_id":"thistledown-thorny-devil-old-vine-grenache-2025-case","title":"Thistledown 'Thorny Devil' Old Vine Grenache 2025 Case","description":"\u003cp\u003eThistledown 'Thorny Devil' Old Vine Grenache\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLovely vibrant, perfumed old vine Grenache from Mclaren Vale. Classic Grenache white pepper and raspberry to the fore but also black berries and cherry too. Fresh and crunchy and surprisingly forward, quite delicious actually! Very food versatile, good with chilli, copes with tomato too. Best served cellar cool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 15.75pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; vertical-align: middle; margin: 15.0pt 0cm 15.0pt 0cm;\" class=\"size-131\"\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003eBuilt from a mix of sites, with the theme being old bush vines; seasoned oak for about eight months. This has gone up a few dollars, yet it remains one of the country’s best value wines, when you consider provenance, quality and pure joy-giving potential. This is expressly fruitful and open at this early stage. Ripe redcurrant, maraschino cherries, rosehip tea, kirsch, rosewater and dried rose petals in spice, a stroll through a Persian souk – perhaps an indulgent analogy, but it has that evocation of ancient luxury, when spice and perfume were marvels. The elegant headiness is delightful, but it’s the natural tensioning that elevates this, with detailed, quietly complex tannins yielding integrated savouriness.\" 95pts Marcus Ellis Halliday Wine Companion 4\/26\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55922704712059,"sku":"TTD24-cs","price":108.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/8388\/7652\/products\/Screenshot_20_28635_29.png?v=1698838193"},{"product_id":"thistledown-the-great-escape-chardonnay-2024-case","title":"Thistledown The Great Escape Chardonnay 2024 Case","description":"\u003cp\u003eThistledown The Great Escape Chardonnay\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFabulous Eden Valley Chardonnay. Modern- being fresh and crisp but with a hint of well integrated oak. Wild fermented in used French oak or concrete egg, without malolactic  to preserve the crisp, citrus fruit profile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"size-131\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 15.75pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; vertical-align: middle;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"size-131\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 15.75pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; vertical-align: middle;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; color: #2d2d27; position: relative; top: -8.5pt; mso-text-raise: 8.5pt;\"\u003e92 pts – Halliday Wine Companion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"size-131\" style=\"line-height: 15.75pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; vertical-align: middle; margin: 15.0pt 0cm 15.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; color: #2d2d27; position: relative; top: -8.5pt; mso-text-raise: 8.5pt;\"\u003e“Plenty of flavour, peach and buttered apple, a little spice and aniseed. It has some richness and viscosity, but keeps itself fresh with balanced acidity, a slight citrus character, with a ripe but bright finish of solid length, and an aftertaste of Danish pastry.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; color: #2d2d27; position: relative; top: -8.5pt; mso-text-raise: 8.5pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– The Wine Front\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"size-131\" style=\"line-height: 15.75pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; vertical-align: middle; margin: 15.0pt 0cm 15.0pt 0cm;\"\u003ePair with shellfish, oysters and aromatic Asian dishes. pretty good with meaty white fish too. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56031102304635,"sku":"GreatEscape-cs","price":107.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/8388\/7652\/products\/2979106094.png?v=1698874879"},{"product_id":"thistledown-thorny-devil-old-vine-grenache-2025","title":"Thistledown 'Thorny Devil' Old Vine Grenache 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003eLovely vibrant, perfumed old vine Grenache from Mclaren Vale. Classic Grenache white pepper and raspberry to the fore but also black berries and cherry too. Fresh and crunchy and surprisingly forward, quite delicious actually! Very food versatile, good with chilli, copes with tomato too. Best served cellar cool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003eBuilt from a mix of sites, with the theme being old bush vines; seasoned oak for about eight months. This has gone up a few dollars, yet it remains one of the country’s best value wines, when you consider provenance, quality and pure joy-giving potential. This is expressly fruitful and open at this early stage. Ripe redcurrant, maraschino cherries, rosehip tea, kirsch, rosewater and dried rose petals in spice, a stroll through a Persian souk – perhaps an indulgent analogy, but it has that evocation of ancient luxury, when spice and perfume were marvels. The elegant headiness is delightful, but it’s the natural tensioning that elevates this, with detailed, quietly complex tannins yielding integrated savouriness.\" 95pts Marus Ellis Halliday Wine Companion 4\/26\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56404649443707,"sku":"TTD25-bt","price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/8388\/7652\/products\/Screenshot_20_28635_29.png?v=1698838193"}],"url":"https:\/\/nywines.co.uk\/collections\/thistledown-wines.oembed","provider":"NYWines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}