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97
/ 100
James Halliday -
95
/ 100
Huon Hooke -
95
/ 100
Campbell Mattinson
Red
Classification
Grenache
Variety
2021
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
South Australia, McLaren Vale
Region
13.0%
Alcohol %
5-10 Years
Cellaring
Scores
97 / 100"Its clarity matches its freshness; 10% whole bunches, 90% whole berry, 20 days in italian-made tulip shaped concrete 4-tonne fermenters, matured 15 months in old French puncheons. The Highly fragrant blend of cherry and plum drives a long, fine, elegant palate. 14% alc. Screwcap."
- James Halliday
95 / 100
"Very bright, youthful translucent purple-red colour, with a complex and appealing fragrance that is spicy and layered, with raspberry, red-cherry fruit laced with dried-herb and spice notes that include clove and pepper. The palate is rich and elegant, medium to full bodied and gloriously supple in its texture. It's a young but quite sophisticated grenache: a superb drink already and surely has a bright future if cellared."
- Huon Hooke
95 / 100
"Truly beautiful grenache. Sweet and ripe but savoury and, even, crunchy with it. Best of many worlds. Woodsmoke, herbs, raspberry, cloves and a sweet earth character. The presser mentions pomegranate and it's a good call; it beings that seed-like crunch to the wine. Tannin is ultra fine and the finish is noteworthy. Blewitt Springs is a great place to grow red wine grapes and here, again, it's off and away, in full voice."
- Campbell Mattinson
Tasting Notes
From the first vintage for the MMAD team, and it’s hard to
imagine a better season. Lovely mild ripening conditions gave us
Grenache with an intense core of red and blue fruit. There is a
purity and density, but also a lightness that belies the energy and
power of the fruit. Raspberry coulis and pomegranate notes sit
alongside fennel seed and cumin, and flavours continue to unfurl
as the wine sits in the glass. The grapes were mostly destemmed
and fermented as whole berries in open concrete and stainless
steel, before aging in used 500 litre puncheons.
Located in the dress circle of Blewitt Springs, MMAD Vineyard
was first planted in 1939, and the oldest Shiraz blocks date from
1941. The vineyard has the fine Maslin sands found in Blewitt
Springs, and is exposed to the fresh sea breezes from the south-
west. Below the sand is a layer of ironstone pebbles, and this
combination of sand, ironstone, and cooling winds gives both
perfume and structure to the wines.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity