2023 MMAD Grenache
Our third year tending to the old vines was our latest andcoolest vintage yet. The late season gave a wide pickingwindow, allowing us to harvest fruit at optimal ripeness. As aresult, concentration and depth of flavour are balanced withlovely, cool-season aromatics. Intense red fruit and bakingspice continue through to a silky mid-palate, where lengthytannins effortlessly tie it all together. The grapes were mostlydestemmed, and fermented in wood and concrete beforeaging in large, old French oak.
"There's energy and then there's the kind of exuberance that comes from the well-drained, ancient, sandy soils of Blewitt Springs that can take the energy levels in a wine up a notch or three. The MMAD crew direct that energy into one exciting Grenache. Eye-catching, bright purpley-grape hues. Super bright aromas, all black pepper and gentle florals, plum and cherry with a touch of maraschino cherry and musk. A cooler vintage has brought the black pepper out to play. It's a striking aspect to the wine, nestling in naturally amongst the black, red fruits, earth, mineral and spices, providing that extra energetic rush via some lively acidity. This is a leading example of the type of quality and class of McLaren Vale Grenache now being celebrated, with elegance and texture threaded in fine tannins. The result is a wine that is both immediately engaging while also showing a developing complexity with the kind of seriousness that is compelling and attention worthy."
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Jeni Port, The Wine Pilot
Also available in Magnum format (1500ml) in the following vintages: