2024 Thistledown Sands of Time Old Single Vineyard Blewitt Springs Grenache

A fresh, succulent Grenache redolent in vibrant red fruits.

Includes 33% whole bunch fruit with maturation taking place in a combination of oak and concrete tanks for a period of 10 months. Semi translucent bright ruby red colour with a light red hue. Fragrant red raspberry, cherry and red liquorice aromas gently infused with fresh herbs are trailed by some vanillin confectionary notes. Fresh and succulent the light to mid weighted palate is redolent in vibrant red raspberry, red liquorice and red cherry fruits. Delicate earth and vanillin spice elements the undercard. Slight grainy tannins with a long red fruited finish that’s bright and elegant.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 14.5%

Other Reviews…..
From a 1957 patch in Blewitt Springs. Trott Vineyard. 33% whole bunch.
Very aromatic, ripe raspberry, rosehip, exotic spice, slight liquorice, orange peel. Medium to full-bodied, but bright, but good concentration, raspberry, balanced acidity, fine stony tannin, albeit with some firmness, and excellent length, with something of an amaro tang on the finish and some peanut flavour. Super wine. It’s maybe a little warmer and more breathy than the Charming Man, but gee, it has impact and power. Drink 2025-2034.
95 Points
Gary Walsh – The Wine Front