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97
/ 100
Ned Goodwin MW -
93
/ 100
Mike Bennie
Red
Classification
Grenache
Variety
2022
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
South Australia, McLaren Vale
Region
14.5%
Alcohol %
10-15 Years
Cellaring
Scores
97 / 100"This is an impactful grenache made by somebody who prizes Italian wines. The tannins are an immense force field, with kirsch, strawberries and dried Mediterranean herbs, and a note of almond husk that gives noble bitterness. The density, poise and grace are thoroughly impressive. This is a structured grenache built for the cellar. Drinkable now, but best from 2027."
- Ned Goodwin MW
93 / 100
"A new wine! Hark! This is a grenache from Blewitt Springs and 30 year old vines grown on sand (with ironstone). This is a vineyard of Pannell family custodianship. A touch of whole bunch in the ferment, and 13 days on skins. In the bouquet, lots of cherry elixir, maraschino, pickled cherry, strawberry, raspberry lollies and whiffs of aniseed, cola and cardamom/caraway seed savouriness. The palate an able reflection of the bouquet, a cinch of building, dusty tannin wraps up soft, sweeter fruit character, cherry-berry things, lollies and jamminess underlying. The finish a touch breathy with a young port kind of character. It feels work in progress for balance, and maturity should deliver the savoury edge some seek. Good drinking, in its youthful vigour, however. 93+"
- Mike Bennie
Tasting Notes
"We are the custodians of nine hectares in the heart of Blewitt Springs that we believe set a new standard for McLaren Vale Grenache. It's a bold claim, but we are excited by what we have seen. This is the first single vineyard release from the Little Branch vineyard." Spice from the start: cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, cassia then spun sugar, toffee apple and red fruits, now rose oil, leaf litter, cedar and red brick; aromas that sway and swirl. Bright red fruits dominate the palate before a zephyr of spice, and a finish laced with musk.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity