2023 Varney Wines Limited Release Grenache

Magnificent power and concentration with lashings of juicy fruit framed by a muscular tannin structure and energetic acidity.

Matured for 8 months in oak. Deep dark red core with black toned edges and a vibrant red to dark red hue. Leaping out of the glass are spicy dark to black raspberry, liquorice and dark cherry aromas which intermix with subtle scorched earth, fresh herb and pepper notes. Lashings of rich dark to black raspberry, liquorice and black cherry fruits swamp the mouth providing it with a juicy textural feel. Notions of crushed volcanic rock and peppered dried herbs the undercard. Muscular tannin structure and energetic acidity combine with magnificent power and concentration. Long, succulent, pepper laced finish.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 14%

Other Reviews….
From three sites all over 70 years old: Blewitt Springs, Seaview and Whites Valley. There’s a savoury connectedness of flavour and structure that provides a spicy, earthy edge to a buoyant but neatly measured fruitfulness, discreetly handled whole bunch delivering on both fronts. It’s the sign of a skilled hand, building layers and detail, nothing jostling for attention. Cherry compote, cranberry, rose and pomegranate molasses (not sweet toned, but concentrated), white pepper and baking spices. It has the vibrancy of the cool year, but there’s also depth and import, fine natural tannins driving the flavours long. It’s very charming indeed. Drink by 2032.
95 Points
Marcus Ellis – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

A thoroughly scrumptious Grenache from McLaren Vale. The techniques of some whole bunch, wild ferments, carbonic maceration and time on skins in open fermenters has been designed to bring a wine of great energy and fruit vibrancy to life. The vines are more than 70 years old and pump beautifully balanced and flavoursome fruit into the wine. Has a nice dry savoury dusty character that you often get from Blewitt Springs within this region. Drink 2024-2032.
95 Points
Ray Jordan – WinePilot.com