Scot Walker

8.9

Dark fruit and allspice in the nose. Dark fruit, especially black cherries and currents with a hint of nutmeg. This is a really good Grenache. We are trying it as part of a Grenache tasting of one from Napa, Oregon, France and Spain. — 19 days ago

Shannon Dare

9.8

It us really nice. Beautiful finish. Pleasantly surprised since there was only one Marlborough selection on the menu. Will look for this in the stores. — 6 months ago

with Kevin

Brandon Chew

9.3

May be my favorite Chardonnay. Balanced on a razor’s edge of acidity — 10 months ago

Ted

9.2

Fresh lime juice. Softened a bit by neutral oak barrels I guess. Nice acidity. — 3 months ago

with Jeni

Grant & Jullie

9.2

Quite surprising. Smelled of black currants, blackberries. Tasted of prunes with nice acid at the end and not much tannins. Really dark fruit. — 6 months ago

Phil Orlandini

9.0

2021 was an excellent purchase. Smooth and a bit tannic. Delicious with pizza. — 9 months ago

Miles Perry

9.4

An outstanding value. Everything I expect from a Red Mountain Cabernet. Lots of dark cherry flavors. — 2 years ago

Ted

9.2

Still holding strong. Lovely wine. — 4 months ago

with Jeni

Bob McDonald

9.1

I made no notes at the restaurant so doing this from memory. Firstly when the menu is degustation, I never get the matching wine option, preferring to choose a bottle that goes with all courses as much as possible. This light to medium bodied Grenache fits the bill and ticks all the boxes - best district for Grenache in Australia; old vine Grenache, a terrific vintage in South Australia; and a hands off, alternate producer. Grenache can be such a chameleon from barely medium weight with stalky red fruits like this one, with a lovely red floral perfume, to full bodied versions like Rayas and Bonneau Celestins. Barb and I really enjoyed this. Also, Delectable, this was a Grenache Carignan blend - not offered in your database. Continuing our road trip through the Mornington Peninsula. — 4 months ago

Daniel Bloom

9.0

From a 375ml.
PnP a bit tight, but luxurious dark fruits,
tannins prevalent but chewy.
Lots of Blue/Black fruit and muddy gravel. Loamy, calls for protein.
Some comments said this was drying. I get that, but not to the point of being unpleasant. Chasing LdH ‘04 is a tough act to follow. This previously garage wine 90-10 Merlot/Cab Franc definitely treads the blacker, more treacly edge.
Not heavy, but black. — a year ago