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Wirra Wirra The Absconder Grenache 2022

Absconder Grenache is made from a vineyard planted in the time of Wirra Wirra’s founder Robert Strangways Wigley. Wigley was an eccentric whose lust for life had at times seen him fall foul of the law in his home town. In fact, one episode involving the ‘acquisition’ of the famous Adelaide pie-cart and a joy ride through the city streets was the catalyst for banishment to McLaren Vale. However Wigley did not abscond into the wilderness. He became known for his world class wines - including fortifieds made with the grenache of the day - and helped to build the reputation of McLaren Vale.

de Bortoli Wizardry Grenache 2020

Clever, surprising, magical… with a bit of the dark arts thrown in. This wine style is light, gentle, textured. The wine of the warmer regions.

Wirra Wirra Original Blend Grenache Shiraz 2023

In 1972, cousins Greg and Roger Trott produced a dry red wine from grapes grown on Greg’s vineyard adjacent to the small Bethany Chapel opposite Wirra Wirra. This blend of grenache and shiraz became the first ‘Church Block’. Taking on advice from friends and mentors, Trott evolved Church Block over the years to its popular signature blend of cabernet sauvignon, shiraz and merlot. Yet still there were those who bemoaned the loss of the original blend of grenache and shiraz. So at various times over the years, when the planets have aligned, we have re-created the grenache shiraz offering and released it under the imaginatively titled ‘Original Blend’ moniker. With a look and feel harking back to simpler times, this latest release of Original Blend Grenache Shiraz is limited in number, but not imagination.

MMAD Vineyard Grenache 2021

Lovely mild ripening conditions produced Grenache of great intensity. There is a purity and a density, but also a lightness that belies the energy and power of the fruit.  The aromatics are intense and perfumed with notes of raspberry coulis, cinnamon and a hint of fennel seed which unfurl in the glass. The grapes were mostly destemmed and fermented as whole berries in open concrete and stainless steel before ageing in used 500 litre puncheons.

In Two Minds Grenache 2024

The essence of pure McLaren Vale Grenache, this wine is unoaked to champion the pure strawberry, raspberry, cherry and spice that sings from the glass.

d'Arenberg d'Arry's Original Grenache Shiraz 2021

First released in 1993, this wine was renamed d'Arry's Original in honour of third generation family member Francis d'Arenberg Osborn, universally known as d'Arry, to honour his lifelong services to the wine industry.

d'Arenberg Derelict Vineyard Grenache 2020

A concentrated wine with depth and complexity, oozing purple fruits.

Bulman Glen's Vineyard Eden Valley Grenache 2024

The Stonegarden Vineyard was established in 1857 it sits at 390m altitude, in the rain shadow of the Mount Lofty ranges on a plateau looking easterly over the Murray Mallee. Glen Monaghan grew the grenache for the 2024 vintage, which was much drier and warmer than 2023. The resultant wines have less spice but more inherent power. Less whole bunch was used to push the fruit and tannin forward.

Bulman Gary's Vineyard McLaren Vale Grenache 2024

Part of the North Maslin Sand formation. Sitting on a ridge above and benefitting from the orographic lift of McLaren Vale. Facing North on a gentle slope above the Onkaparinga Gorge. Dry grown by Gary Whaite, the 2024 vintage was much drier and warmer than 2023. The resultant wines have less spice but more inherent power. Less whole bunch was used to push the fruit and tannin forward.

Grenache

Wirra Wirra

De Bortoli

Wirra Wirra

MMAD

In Two Minds

d'Arenberg

d'Arenberg

Bulman

Bulman