2025 Thistledown Thorny Devil Old Vine Grenache

Rich, succulent and powerful with a muscular structure.

Deep dark red black tinged core with a vibrant red purple tinged hue. Elevated spicy dark raspberry, liquorice and dark cherry scents fill the nostrils followed by some vanillin confectionary and peppered earth notes. Rich and succulent, the mid weighted palate is awash with dark raspberry, liquorice, dark cherry and ripe blueberry fruits. Notions of crushed rock, vanillin spice and peppered herbs sit underneath. Concentrated and powerful with muscular tannins asserting their presence across the long, chiselled yet juicy finish.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 14.5%

Other Reviews……
Built from a mix of sites, with the theme being old bush vines; seasoned oak for about eight months. This has gone up a few dollars, yet it remains one of the country’s best value wines, when you consider provenance, quality and pure joy-giving potential. This is expressly fruitful and open at this early stage. Ripe redcurrant, maraschino cherries, rosehip tea, kirsch, rosewater and dried rose petals in spice, a stroll through a Persian souk – perhaps an indulgent analogy, but it has that evocation of ancient luxury, when spice and perfume were marvels. The elegant headiness is delightful, but it’s the natural tensioning that elevates this, with detailed, quietly complex tannins yielding integrated savouriness. Drink by 2035.
95 Points
Marcus Ellis - James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion