Schwarz Wine Co Thiele Road Grenache 2019
G 93
Medium-deep crimson. Quite understated but showing impressive complexity illustrated by cola, cinnamon, red cherry aromas with hints of mocha. Sweet-fruited on the palate with pure raspberry and redcurrant fruits, fine slinky tannins and lovely fresh persistent acidity. Relatively early drinking wine and delicious. Now–2028 Teusner Wines Righteous Grenache 2018 G 93 Medium-deep crimson. A bold and dense grenache style with intense roasted walnut, developed blackberry, mocha aromas with disticntive spicy notes. A lot of barrel work in this wine provides developed red and black fruits, fine chocolaty textures and roasted walnut and marzipan witbh crème brûlée complexity. Oak is dominant but the fruit is still buoyant and in balance. Now–2030 The Willows Vineyard G7 Grenache 2021 G 93 Medium-deep crimson and intriguing aromas of intense red cherry, redcurrant, bush garrigue and spice with a touch of mint. Well concentrated red cherry, cranberry, bush garrigue flavours and fine slinky textures before finishing with lovely mineral acidity and sweet fruit notes. Now–2028 The Willows Vineyard G7 Grenache 2020 G 93 Medium-deep crimson in colour before showing intense redcurrant, raspberry pastille and graphite with bush garrigue notes. Wonderfully concentrated, smooth and spicy with beautiful raspberry, redcurrant fruits, savoury notes and plenty of juicy acidity. Now–2030 Tim Smith Wines Bugalugs Grenache 2021 G 93 Medium-deep crimson. Beautifully vibrant fruits to open with fresh raspberry, redcurrant, dark chocolate, praline aromas and flavours. Attractive loose-knit slinky textures sit underneath with ample mid- palate richness and linear fresh acidity before a minerally finish accented by red fruit and aniseed. Now–2028
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