2021 Angove Warboys Vineyard Grenache

A deep, powerful Grenache flooded with succulent dark and black fruits.

Dark red core with black shaded edges and a red to dark red hue. Wafting through the nostrils are scents of ripe dark raspberry, liquorice and black cherry trailed by some vanillin confectionary, subtle scorched earth and blackpepper notes. Rich, bold and opulently textured the palate is awash with succulent dark to black raspberry, liquorice and luscious black cherry fruits. Vanillin spice, scorched earth and peppered meat elements the undercard. Deep and powerful it has velvety tannins and a long, sumptuous finish.
Drink over the next 4-5 years
Alc. 14.5%

Other Reviews….
Half destemmed and crushed on top of the other half as whole bunches; indigenous ferment with hand plunging daily; 16 months in older French oak. This pours pale and exudes charmingly vivid notes in the cranberry, pomegranate, wild raspberry and redcurrant spectrum. It’s a wine built with serious intent, and the transformation with air makes it more sultry, moodily floral, spicy and earthy, while losing none of its upfront seduction. Crushed rose petals, musk, celery salt and pink peppercorns perfume the palate and trail through the finish, the tannins suitably effective, refining but not constricting the supple plushness. Drink by 2030.
96 Points
Marcus Ellis – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion