Sometimes a bottle of wine is just so good it breaks the inertia of not posting. Over four days this just got better. Probably the most poised and perfumed, pristinely fruited Australian Grenache I’ve been lucky enough to drink. 76 year old dry grown bush vines from Blewitt Springs. Gary Walsh’s Winefront review compares this to Barbaresco, perhaps in terms of the tannin and acid ripeness you find in the right grapes grown in the right place? He and S C Pannell should know. Full keyboard of ripeness, from top notes of floral perfume, mid range of succulent berries and bass of nut paste and savoury spice. No white noise, just precise gentle power. I really like Gary’s description of the finish as a landslide of shale and forest berries. As comfortable as Nebbiolo is in Barbaresco, Grenache is just as happy in Blewitt Springs. Took four days to show how great. Like great Nebbiolo the highish alcohol doesn’t impede. Wish I had another bottle.
14.5% alcohol. Screw Cap. $60 RRP but mine was $45 from auction. Think I’ll try and find more before it gets too fashionable?
96 points.
Cognitive Bottle Therapy 