Vintage
2023
ABV
14.5%
Wine Type
Red Blend
Wine Style
Still
Wine Description
COLOUR
Red-purple and opaque, yet with a bright and clean and fresh visage.
AROMA
The three red grape varieties herein all contribute their own personalities to this wine’s aromatics: grenache’s friendly red boiled-lolly fruits; touriga’s raspy blackberry foliage and jam; and from the tempranillo tobacco, laurel, and aniseed. The combination is perfumed and floral, lifted and beguilingly potent.
PALATE
Bright, upright and driven by a line of pert acidity. Along the way that chirpy, friendly grenache cherry and confectionery flavour bounces about. The darker cherry and more herbal fruit flavours of tempranillo are spliced in; and then the blackcurrant and licorice of touriga flood the stage, at which point the entire ensemble comes together - the sum being greater than the parts. There’s density and heft, but also a textural and mineral quality, thanks to the powdery and fine tannins.
OVERALL
Whilst deep and powerful this blended red wine also has a pillowy and soft side. Hence there’s some versatility with food. A true Iberian would drink this with a strong fish stew, cooked with some cubed chorizo and smoked pimento powder. A long-cooked ratatouille is also a revelation.
Accolades
• International Wine Challenge 2024 – 95 Points, Gold
• Melbourne International Wine Competition 2024 – 95 Points, Gold
• James Halliday Wine Companion, Marcus Ellis – 94 Points, Silver
• Sydney Royal Wine Show 2024 – 93 Points, Silver
Winemaker
Elena Brooks & Alexandra Haselich
