Grenache

Noon Winery Eclipse Grenache Shiraz 2022

Region: SA- McLaren Vale
Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

Greenock Creek Cornerstone Grenache 2023

Region: SA- Barossa Valley
Vegan-friendly

  "Violet and cherry blossom bouquet. Cherry lollies. Tense palate with bright acidity and creamy, chocolatey oak, lots of white pepper spice, raspberries, red plums and a meaty chew to the texture.   The vines were planted in the early...

Bondar Wines Rayner Vineyard Grenache 2023

Region: SA- McLaren Vale
Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

  "Very good Grenache here, it’s lively and gently herbal, raspberry, ripe cherry and almond, quite some spice and dried flower perfume too, a fair bit of mint. Juicy ripe cherry and red fruit, the tannin is a little raspy and stony, and...

Paul Osicka Grenache 2023

Region: VIC- Heathcote
Vegan-friendly

  "Tension of fine, granitic tannin, a sour-tart cherry fruit spectrum, a sense of botanical/amaro-like pleasing bitterness, a chinotto like strand through the wine. It’s sappy and got some crunch, decidedly savoury, a touch into the pleasing...

Sons of Eden Notus Grenache 2022

Region: SA- Barossa Valley
Vegan-friendly

    "Deep purple-red colour, bright and youthful; the aroma is superbly intense and ripe, spicy and dark-cherry to cherry brandy aromas, a lick of oak adds an extra dimension, while the palate is intense and bold, long and ample, with...

Penny's Hill Single Vineyard Yeenunga Grenache 2023

Region: SA- McLaren Vale

  Of the over 18,000 wine entries from 57 countries, there were 50 Best in Show medals awarded, recognising 0.28 per cent of all wines entered - Penny's Hill Yeenunga Grenache 2023 was amongst the pinnacle.   "It’s not often mentioned,...

Thistledown Vagabond Grenache 2022

Region: SA- McLaren Vale

  "Sourced from three remarkable sites in the famed Blewitt Springs sub-region of McLaren Vale, this wine possesses a beautifully complex, aromatic nose of violets, wild cherry, rosemary and warming spice. The palate is energetic yet polished and...

Swinney Grenache 2022

Region: WA- Great Southern
Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

  "Fragrant, highly perfumed and thoroughly delightful opening of this bouquet. The fruit intensity is stunning especially when you consider the medium palate weight. It’s such a vibrant and pure expression of the vineyard with a distinct...

SC Pannell Smart Grenache 2022

Region: SA- McLaren Vale
Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

  "The Smart vineyard is in a slightly more elevated site in Clarendon, in the Adelaide Hills, that consistently delivers grenache with tightly pulled focus. This is the coiled and wound one, the stand-offish and reserved one. It’s grenache...

SC Pannell Old McDonald Grenache 2022

Region: SA- McLaren Vale
Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

  "This is a chunky, earthy expression of grenache in this exceptional vintage. Notes of pickled ginger, tamarind and dark cherries. Hints of moss and iodine across the forceful, slightly drying finish. This is an immense wine, typical of the style...

SC Pannell Little Branch Grenache 2022

Region: SA- McLaren Vale
Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

  "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...

Yangarra Ovitelli Grenache 2022

Region: SA- McLaren Vale
Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

  "Gee, you can really smell and taste the maturation vessel in this wine, which I like. Red fruit, dried flowers (including chamomile), aniseed and mint, tamarind, almond meal and fresh rhubarb, cranberry flavour and acidity. It’s...

Yangarra Hickinbotham Grenache 2022

Region: SA- McLaren Vale
Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

  "Lift of raspberry and rose petal, hint of dry soil on the nose. Palate Is medium weighted with slippery red berry fruits and a subtle dried herbal undertone. Well-framed tannins ensure it carries and drives with focus and tension and the finish...

Kilikanoon Prodigal Grenache 2021

Region: SA- Clare Valley
Sustainably-made

  "Lifted aromas of dark cherries, pot pourri, subtle smoky oak notes and marzipan feature strongly on the nose. A fresh and lively palate, yet dark and brooding at the same time, the combination of ripe cherries, dark chocolate, kitchen...

Clos St Jean Chateauneuf-Du-Pape 2021

Region: France- Rhone Valley Southern

    "Leading off the reds, the 2021 Châteauneuf Du Pape reveals a vivid ruby hue as well as terrific black cherry and black raspberries, gorgeous Provençal herbs, pepper, and floral nuances. It's ripe, medium-bodied, has a...

MMAD Grenache 2022

Region: SA- McLaren Vale

  "The second release of the MMAD Vineyard label, and off its 1939-planted Blewitt Springs vineyard. About 15% whole bunches, fermented in wood and steel, maturation in concrete and large old French oak. Unlike the 2022 shiraz, this takes time to...

Swinney Farvie Grenache 2022

Region: WA- Great Southern
Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

  "The power and concentration of the vineyard and the style is immediately evident. The intensity strikes immediately on the nose, while once the wine starts to roll across your palate you know you in a head zone of great power. It was a warm and...

Yangarra Old Vine Grenache 2022

Region: SA- McLaren Vale
Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

  THE FANTASTIC FOLLOW-UP VINTAGE TO THE WINE-OF-THE-YEAR 2021 YANGARRA OLD VINE GRENACHE   "These gnarly strugglers were planted in 1946 in a deep sandy dune we call The Beach, overlying the North Maslin Sands geological formation. The Old...

Chateau Mont-Redon Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2020

Region: France- Rhone Valley Southern

  "The deeply fragrant nose pulls you inexorably into this majestic Chateauneuf. So vibrant and refined for this amount of power and concentration. Breathtaking Mediterranean herbal freshness at the super-long finish." - James...

Bondar Wines Vestige Grenache 2021

Region: SA- McLaren Vale
Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

  "A rare beast, and likely a one off. A 30 dozen production from a 100 year old patch of Grenache in the McLaren Flat.  Rich, dark raspberry, nutty, some gum leaf and mint perfume, but so much power here. It’s distinctly minty and gum...