Cyme 2023 Centenarian-vine Grenache Barossa Valley
TASTING NOTES
Aromas of glacé cherries, juniper, and spiced rhubarb. Light upon entry, then building to concentrated red fruits and crunchy tannins due to the extended skin contact time. An earthiness from the ancient soils it was grown in, which is enhanced by extended lees and skin contact time. Softened and framed by judiciously used new French oak.
WINEMAKING NOTES
Hand-harvested | 20% whole-bunch fermentation | 48 days extended maceration | 12 months in French oak | 1200 bottles made
REVIEWS
96 points, Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
"Gorgeously complex and engaging, the bouquet shows sweet plum, raspberry, dried herb, game and toasted almond characters, followed by a concentrated palate delivering plush texture and expansive mouthfeel. Tannins are ultra-fine and beautifully layered, making it structured yet velvety and flowing".
95 points, Erin Larkin, Robert Parker
"This is a big, muscular, thick wine—I said "wow" when I tasted it. There is plenty of body and density here, not just to the fruit but equally in the prolific tannins that shape the affair... It has notes of roasted meats, mulberry jam, licorice and star anise, aniseed and roasted beetroots. The finish moves into dark chocolate with inflections of bone broth, gravy even? It is chewy, chunky, big, mouthfilling, well played and very satisfying."
TASTING NOTES
Aromas of glacé cherries, juniper, and spiced rhubarb. Light upon entry, then building to concentrated red fruits and crunchy tannins due to the extended skin contact time. An earthiness from the ancient soils it was grown in, which is enhanced by extended lees and skin contact time. Softened and framed by judiciously used new French oak.
WINEMAKING NOTES
Hand-harvested | 20% whole-bunch fermentation | 48 days extended maceration | 12 months in French oak | 1200 bottles made
REVIEWS
96 points, Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
"Gorgeously complex and engaging, the bouquet shows sweet plum, raspberry, dried herb, game and toasted almond characters, followed by a concentrated palate delivering plush texture and expansive mouthfeel. Tannins are ultra-fine and beautifully layered, making it structured yet velvety and flowing".
95 points, Erin Larkin, Robert Parker
"This is a big, muscular, thick wine—I said "wow" when I tasted it. There is plenty of body and density here, not just to the fruit but equally in the prolific tannins that shape the affair... It has notes of roasted meats, mulberry jam, licorice and star anise, aniseed and roasted beetroots. The finish moves into dark chocolate with inflections of bone broth, gravy even? It is chewy, chunky, big, mouthfilling, well played and very satisfying."
TASTING NOTES
Aromas of glacé cherries, juniper, and spiced rhubarb. Light upon entry, then building to concentrated red fruits and crunchy tannins due to the extended skin contact time. An earthiness from the ancient soils it was grown in, which is enhanced by extended lees and skin contact time. Softened and framed by judiciously used new French oak.
WINEMAKING NOTES
Hand-harvested | 20% whole-bunch fermentation | 48 days extended maceration | 12 months in French oak | 1200 bottles made
REVIEWS
96 points, Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
"Gorgeously complex and engaging, the bouquet shows sweet plum, raspberry, dried herb, game and toasted almond characters, followed by a concentrated palate delivering plush texture and expansive mouthfeel. Tannins are ultra-fine and beautifully layered, making it structured yet velvety and flowing".
95 points, Erin Larkin, Robert Parker
"This is a big, muscular, thick wine—I said "wow" when I tasted it. There is plenty of body and density here, not just to the fruit but equally in the prolific tannins that shape the affair... It has notes of roasted meats, mulberry jam, licorice and star anise, aniseed and roasted beetroots. The finish moves into dark chocolate with inflections of bone broth, gravy even? It is chewy, chunky, big, mouthfilling, well played and very satisfying."