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In Praise Of Shadows Grenache 2023
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- TASTING NOTE: "From the Bracken Vineyard (80%) in Blewitt Springs, with a top-up from the Smart Vineyard (14%) in Clarendon and a dab of mataro from Springs Hill (6%), Blewitt Springs. There’s a little whole bunch in the mix and a small portion saw 100 days on skins in a concrete egg. For a cool year, there’s some moody broodiness to this, with black cherry notes mingling with the typical red berries, scented with star anise, cassia and fresh bay. It’s not big, though. Rather, it’s lively and coiled up with a skein of grapey tannin. Amaro flavours and tensioning is the gist, and it’s an individual and engaging expression. Oh, and great value, too. " 94 Points - Marcus Ellis, Halliday
- ABOUT THE WINE: The 2023 Grenache is a blend of the 75-year-old Bracken vineyard of Blewitt Springs and 50+ year old tall vines of the iconic Smart Vineyard of Clarendon. The resulting wine having complexity and a darker more savoury fruit spectrum than previous vintages. Think dark chocolate, cassis, ripe cherry, amaro and garden herb and lovely spice notes thanks to some parcels enjoying up to 150 days on skins to really devour the nutrients of nature.
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ABOUT THE PRODUCER: Inspired by the eponymous essay on Japanese aesthetics by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, In Praise of Shadows wines are about an immediacy, pleasure and the embrace of what lies in front of our eyes, rather than that which has fallen to the wayside of the past. In essence, Ikigai, or our reason for being. The wines, fine-boned, energetic and floral, are Mediterranean-accented, befitting McLaren Vale and the elevated reaches of Blewitt Springs and Clarendon, from whence much of the fruit is sourced. An emphasis is placed on organic material and a less-is-more approach, without it being a mantra. Halliday Wine Companion
- COUNTRY: Australia
- REGION: McLaren Vale, South Australia
- VARIETAL: Grenache
- WINE STYLE: Red Wine
- WINEMAKER: Brett Trewartha, Rob Mack
- CLASSIFICATION: Minimal Intervention, Unfined & Unfiltered, Organic Farming, Vegan
- CLOSURE: Screwcap
- ABV%: 13.9%
- SIZE: 750ml
