2022 Barr-Eden Mengler’s Hill Hommage Love Over Gold

Juicy yet quite elegant in its flow with energetic acidity and a red to dark fruited finish that’s laced with pepper.

A blend of Mourvedre, Grenache and Shiraz. Deep black dark red heart with a dark red hue. Expressive ripe plum, dark raspberry, red liquorice and blueberry scents sail through the nostrils followed by spicy vanillin cedar, subtle dried herb and peppered earth notes. Juicy yet quite elegant in its flow with dark raspberry, red liquorice and red plum fruits to the fore. Spicy vanillin cedar, earth, infusions of herbs and pepper also chime in. Fine grained tannins and energetic acidity with a red to dark fruited finish that’s laced with pepper.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 14%

Other Reviews……
An hommage to the great Bob McLean; a blend of 42/42/16% grenache/mourvèdre/shiraz. I miss Bob. Our last conversation before he passed away was conducted while leaning on our utes while filling them with diesel, discussing whether it was wise to buy butter chicken from a service station bain-marie. But I digress. This is a ripper of a wine. Spicy and packed full of graceful, pure plum and dark cherry fruits cut with hints of roasting meats, dried citrus rind, dried wildflowers, orange blossom, ginger cake, rosehip and earth. Powdered granite tannins and snappy, sour acidity with plenty of sustain on the finish. Drink by 2038.
94 Points
Dave Brookes – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion