Stick the name Alan Varney in your Black Book. He is a winemaker doing great things. Small batches are produced but the wines come with an embrace and an inner smile. This Grenache is a ripper.
From 70-year-old bush vines from two sites in Blewitt Springs and Seaview, this saw 50% whole bunch and six months in seasoned oak. $35
Juicy red and purple fruits swim in a pool of pleasure. Give it a swirl and find blackberries and cola with a curious scent of eucalypt or is it mint? You get a sense the fruit cartwheels through the mouth only to have its momentum slowed by fine, peppery spices. An emery board tannin rolls out to a long finish but I just want more. It's quite delicious really.
Drink to five years+
93/100
Region: McLaren Vale
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