The Vintage Journal - McLaren Vale Guide 2022

Aramis Vineyards La Liaison 2020 Grenache Mataro Shiraz $35

G 94

Medium deep crimson. Raspberry, mulberry aromas with liquorice, praline notes. Buoyancy and expressive wine with ample raspberry pastille, inky , mulberry fruits, sinuous grainy textures, and persistent juicy acidity. Builds up chocolaty at the finish with a kick of alcohol. Retro-modern style with attractive fruit complexity, density and freshness. Drink now–2028 14.5% alc Oliver’s Taranga RW Grenache 2021 Grenache $75 G 94 Medium crimson. Aromatic and sweet-fruited wine with fragrant musky plum, red cherry chinotto aniseed aromas and flavours, chalky fine, hint al dente textures, very good mid-palate viscosity and integrated savoury notes. Finishes dusty and long with a twist of aniseed. Drink now–2028 14.5% alc Wirra Wirra Absconder 2022 Grenache $70 G 94 Deep crimson. Bush garrigue, dark cherry, strawberry with bitter dark chocolate notes. Richly flavoured, dense and chocolaty, with sweet fruit, chalky dense hint grippy tannins with some herbal, chinotto complexity. Finishes chewy firm (tank sample) Wirra Wirra Original Blend 2021 Grenache Shiraz $26 G 94 Medium colour. Bright raspberry, strawberry, blueberry aromas and flavours with a touch of dark chocolate, attractive mid-palate viscosity, some herbal red liquorice complexity and fresh crunchy acidity. Easy drinking wine. Drink now–soon 14.5% alc Hither and Yon 2021 Grenache Mataro $29 G 93 Medium deep crimson. Strawberry, red cherry, blueberry, hint bubble gum aromas. Sweet fruited wine with ample strawberry red cherry fruits, supple/ velvety textures and fresh indelible acidity before finishing crunchy and long. Very good viscosity and mineral length. Drink now– 2026 14.5% alc Hugo Wines 2021 Grenache $30 G 93 Medium deep crimson. Red cherry, red currant, hint musky violet aromas. Generous animated style with plentiful red berry fruits, persistent al dente/ grippy textures, lovely mid-palate volume and fresh crisp acidity before a warm earthy finish. Drink now–2028

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