Aphelion Wine Co.
Bunch McLaren Vale Grenache
McLaren Vale, Fleurieu, South Australia, Australia
Berry & Bunch side by side.
The structure and stemy greenness won my heart.
Berry & Bunch side by side.
The structure and stemy greenness won my heart.
So tight and complete. Juicy and nicely structured. Yummo!
So tight and complete. Juicy and nicely structured. Yummo!
Sep 21st, 2018
I was so excited to have the opportunity to try an Aphelion wine on our Melbourne long weekend! This wine brand hails from McLaren Vale in South Australia and I came across it when following @winefoodworld who started up Aphelion with her winemaker hubby in 2015. In fact Rob Mack was recently named in the Top 12 Finalists for the Young Guns of Wine!
I had the heads up from Louise that I could find their wine at a few Melbourne wine bars and lucky for us Shadowboxer Bar & Kitchen was close to where we were staying! The wine, food, atmosphere and service were top notch - I'd definitely recommend visiting! I will blog more on Shadowboxer however for the meantime this is what I thought of the Aphelion Grenache 'Bunch' 2016.
There were only 300 bottles of this tipple produced. It's unfiltered and unfined with the grapes coming from the Blewitt Springs district which is known for its old vine Grenache - the grapes used for the 'Bunch' come from 80 year old bush vines.
We loved it! Both #mrspittoon and I enjoyed every sip of the bottle (it was a bit pricey at $70 per bottle on the restaurant wine list, seeing as it's normally $30 retail, but it was worth it to try it). On the eye it was a pretty red-lilac colour with a juicy red fruit (especially cranberries) bouquet with hints of white pepper, lime and bark. In the mouth it is gloriously juicy with spices coming through and a nice long blackberry infused finish. It has a sort of creamy soufflé texture which meant the bottle was gone before we new it. Not bad with those tasty duck ribs on the Shadowboxer menu 👌
All opinions are based on my own taste buds. Wine is subjective & always evolving, so make sure you drink what you enjoy! #tcweekdaywine #tctastingnotes
I was so excited to have the opportunity to try an Aphelion wine on our Melbourne long weekend! This wine brand hails from McLaren Vale in South Australia and I came across it when following @winefoodworld who started up Aphelion with her winemaker hubby in 2015. In fact Rob Mack was recently named in the Top 12 Finalists for the Young Guns of Wine!
I had the heads up from Louise that I could find their wine at a few Melbourne wine bars and lucky for us Shadowboxer Bar & Kitchen was close to where we were staying! The wine, food, atmosphere and service were top notch - I'd definitely recommend visiting! I will blog more on Shadowboxer however for the meantime this is what I thought of the Aphelion Grenache 'Bunch' 2016.
There were only 300 bottles of this tipple produced. It's unfiltered and unfined with the grapes coming from the Blewitt Springs district which is known for its old vine Grenache - the grapes used for the 'Bunch' come from 80 year old bush vines.
We loved it! Both #mrspittoon and I enjoyed every sip of the bottle (it was a bit pricey at $70 per bottle on the restaurant wine list, seeing as it's normally $30 retail, but it was worth it to try it). On the eye it was a pretty red-lilac colour with a juicy red fruit (especially cranberries) bouquet with hints of white pepper, lime and bark. In the mouth it is gloriously juicy with spices coming through and a nice long blackberry infused finish. It has a sort of creamy soufflé texture which meant the bottle was gone before we new it. Not bad with those tasty duck ribs on the Shadowboxer menu 👌
All opinions are based on my own taste buds. Wine is subjective & always evolving, so make sure you drink what you enjoy! #tcweekdaywine #tctastingnotes
