Penny’s Hill Yeenunga Grenache 2023
- 95+
- $100
- Drink by: 2024-2034
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There’s restrained aromatic power here, seemingly aching to unfurl. And it does in the form of sun warmed sand and sea salt making way for strawberry, raspberry, red plum and sarsaparilla. Excellent depth and restraint on show with some brown spice, dusty wood and earth emerging with a swirl of the glass, as does a glimmer of garrigue like herbs. The palate is mid-weight, even and poised with a creaminess to the texture. Raspberry, cranberry, dark cherry, brown spice, and earth are framed by a good hit of chalky tannins providing a frame on which to carry long to an earthy finish. There’s still a tightness to this wine, and it’s all there to unleash with 10+years in the cellar. An excellent Grenache with complexity and structure in spades.
Tom Kline is a wine writer, reviewer, presenter, and educator based in Victoria, Australia. He is the Australian correspondent for the internationally respected publications Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy and Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux, where he highlights the top tier of Australian wine for a global audience. Tom also writes for leading outlets including Decanter (UK), Wine Spectator (US), and Halliday Magazine, among others. An experienced wine show judge and WSET educator, he has authored several consumer-focused wine courses aimed at making wine more accessible and engaging. In 2023, Tom was awarded Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column at the prestigious Wine Communicator Awards, presented by Wine Communicators of Australia.
