D’Arenberg The McLaren Sands Hills Grenache 2022

The name of the wine sounds more like somewhere one would go for family holidays back in the 1950s. It is actually a district found in the east of the McLaren Vale GI. The soil is sand over clay and its age ranges between a mere 100,000 to 2.6 million years. Production is as previously described. Beautifully perfumed with notes of black cherries, leather, raspberries, florals, bay leaves, cranberries and a hint of chocolate. Perhaps a touch more spice than we typically see in others in the series. The colour is a dark magenta. The wine is finely balanced with excellent length and a seductive texture, finishing with very fine tannins and a lingering persistence. So much to like here. Enjoy this wine over the next decade, or longer if you have the patience.