Ranked #28 of 29 2012 Grenache Mourvèdre from Eden Valley
83/100
2.5 Stars
Huon Hooke
Deep red colour with a trace of purple and black. There's a burnished wood, black olive kind of aroma, and an extracted bitterness in the tannins. It's chewy and stolid on the palate. It tastes clumsy, overripe and a mite oaky.
Tasted: 31/10/2015
Drink: 2015 to 2020
94 Points James Halliday
Colin Angas planted grenache in the '60s, but when 7% failed it was replaced (accidentally) replaced with mataro. Destemmed, open-fermented and matured in French puncheons (20% new) for 2 years. The bouquet is evocative, with notes of spice, brush fence and plum spice, the palate equally complex, putting the lie to the idea these varieties won't ripen in the Eden Valley. A long life ahead. Drink to 2027.
James Halliday. September, 2022