Thistledown Gorgeous Old Vine Small Batch Handmade Grenache 2022
94 POINTS & 5 STARS: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
90 POINTS: Halliday Wine Companion
90 POINTS: The Real Review
90 POINTS: James Suckling
95% Grenache, 4% Shiraz, 1% Mataro
Aromatic and lifted on the nose with a beautifully layered, textural palate with wild strawberry and spice.
"A wonderful rendition of the variety, showing ripe strawberry, sweet cherry, hazelnut and mixed spice aromas, followed by a silky-smooth palate that's fleshy and expansive. Tannins are fine and polished, offering elegant structure to this delicious wine."
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
"Sourced from a patchwork of older sites in Riverland, with back-burners of shiraz (4%) and mataro (1%) in the mix. Wild fermented in large neutral oak with a good seasoning of whole bunches. No fining or filtering, serving to retain the integrity of fruit while promoting its natural energy. Sappy, fruity and punchy. Full-bodied, yet you'd hardly know it. Nothing at all heavy here. Drinks like a candied pinot, reeling off notes of rosehip, maraschino cherry and Seville orange before a bristle of bunchy tannins concludes."
- JamesSuckling.com
"Bright medium depth purple-red hue with a beautifully fragrant aroma of rose petals, mixed spices and red fruits, raspberry uppermost. It's light bodied and soft, low in tannin and easy drinking young. A short but pretty grenache."
- The Real Review
Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
ABV: 14.5%