Sussex Squire Old Vine Grenache 2022
G 95
A serious, compelling spice-laden old vine Grenache sourced off 70-year-old vines. It offers a mix of light and shade: dark fruits and lively spices, smart oak and textural, lightly drying tannins and, all the while, it remains quintessentially elegant. Each time you return to the glass, there is something new to explore, from the peppermint rise on the scent, to the violet florals inhabiting the palate and the vanilla-choc oak and lasting blackstrap liquorice that runs towards the finish. One to savour. Drink now–2032 Taylors St Andrews Chardonnay 2022 G 95 Pale colour. Fresh nectarine white peach grapefruit aromas with tonic water notes. Creamy and mouth-filling with abundant white peach, nectarine fruits, fine supple textures, attractive mid-palate viscosity and well-balanced vanilla/malt oak. Very good fruit definition, richness, volume and freshness. Punches well above its weight at this price point. Drink now–2025 Vickery Castine Hayshed Block Watervale Riesling 2021 G 95 Toasted almonds, tangerine, beeswax, ginger, and a glimpse of petrol. The palate is incredibly chalky and pure, with a delectable quality. A juicy mid-palate and restrained length reveal a wine with plenty of life ahead, despite signs of ageing on the nose. Drink now–2038 Taylors St Andrews Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 G 94+ Medium-deep colour. Fragrant cassis, mulberry, espresso aromas with herb garden/ bush garrigue notes. Inky deep and vigorous with ample blackcurrant pastille, roasted coffee, roasted walnut flavours, attractive mid-palate volume/density and fine sinewy firm tannins. Finishes chewy with ample dark fruits/aniseed notes. Sweet-fruited and buoyant with very good flow. Drink now–2032 Kilikanoon Baudinet Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2021 G 94 A great year and a wonderful GSM rendition that plays to the strengths of Grenache as a solid base for building a well-structured, generous style. A compellingly spicy wine adorned in ripe red berries, plum and liquorice with a light play on aromatic florals, violet. Brings it altogether on a densely packed palate delivered on silky tannins. Fourteen months in French oak has been slurped up easily, leaving some sweet, vanillin oak and baking spices. High drink-now appeal but with plenty left in reserve. Drink now–2030
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