2020 Clarendon Hills Romas Old Vine Grenache

Deep dark purple black colour with a bright purple red hue. Alluring freshly crushed dark raspberry, red liquorice, red plum and cherry aromas meld into crushed rock, spicy vanilla, provincial herb and pepper notes. Very intense and youthfully energetic, explosive dark raspberry, luscious cherry and red liquorice fruits swamp the palate. Vibrant acidity and a stern yet balanced tannin structure provide a great framework. Muscular feel with infusions of fresh herbs, crushed rock and pepper also chiming in. Superb power with a long robust finish that’s pulsating with energy.
Cellar 6-8 years.
Alc. 14.5%

Other Reviews….
The 2020 Romas Grenache is resplendent with fresh oregano, red apple skins and Sichuan peppercorn. This has intensity and line and concentration and is mouthfilling and supple. It's a kaleidoscopic, powerful, restrained wine. It has coiled power and presence, crushed rocks, Chinese five spice and brine. The tannins are omnipresent, silty, flooding the palate. Seductive. It's impossible to overstate the pleasure here. A wine of structure and density with lightness and life, too. We’re discussing the lifetime of these wines, and the 15-year mark is where Alex and Roman agree that the time for primary fruit recedes and it morphs into its older self. So, given that I enjoy primary fruit in all wine, this is where I set the window—of course, they will live beyond this. Magic. Drink 2022-2042.
98 points
Erin Larkin – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate