2022 Angove Warboys Vineyard Grenache

Rich, juicy and concentrated with magnificent power and a tense, sculptured feel.

Sourced from certified organic and biodynamic vines 59 plus years in age with maturation taking place in French oak puncheons for a period of 18 months.
Deep red to dark red colour with black tinged edges and a red hue. Fragrant scents of red raspberry, cherry and red liquorice flood the nostrils trailed by some fresh provincial herb, crushed rock and pepper notes. Rich, juicy and concentrated, the mouth is engulfed with spicy red raspberry, red liquorice and cherry fruits. Combining magnificent power with a tense, sculptured feel, notions of crushed rock, fresh herbs and peppered earth lend further nuance. Muscular tannins and fresh acidity with an exceptionally long and succulent yet chiselled finish.
Drink over the next 8-10 years.
Alc. 14%

Other Reviews….
From the biodynamic Warboys Vineyard; 50% whole bunches; 16 months in French puncheons. This is moodier but also finer than the ’21 – more savoury, spicy and powered by authoritative tannins. The ’22 vintage saw many top Vale grenaches in this vein, with the structure sometimes forbidding early on. But what a joy those wines are now, and so too this. Relatively pale of hue, with aromas of cranberry and redcurrant rendered in savoury tones. Pressed flowers, dark spices, rosehip tea, warm bricks, bresaola and tar, the fruit intensity coiled into the structure, delightfully nervy and tense, drawing long and flavours fanning out strikingly. Superb. Drink by 2034.
97 Points
Marcus Ellis - James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion