Lovely 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.
"Built 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
