Twelftree Schuller Road Blewitt Springs Grenache 2021
- 94
- $60
- Drink by: 2025-2033
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A stylish and exquisitely crafted Grenache from this outstanding sub-region within McLaren Vale. It always produces wine of such finesse and restraint, yet within it is the intensity and drive that is part of this region. Some whole bunches went in here, and it was naturally fermented with only light pressings included. The oak treatment was reasonably subdued in 500-litre French oak and stainless steel punctions for about 9 months, so the oak never intrudes, but it provides that important structural and complexing addition. Perfumed, highly scented aromas and a palate that springs from the glass with its vibrancy and energy. Lots of red fruits, spices, roses, a touch of varietal earthiness and that final lift of raspberry-like cherry character. Terrifically appealing wine.
Ray Jordan has been writing about wine for more than 40 years. His first articles were published in the early issues of national wine magazine Winestate in the late 1970s when he worked in Sydney as a newspaper correspondent. From 1989 Ray wrote more than 3000 columns as a regular newspaper wine columnist. He currently writes a regular column for the special business publication Business News and is one of the main contributors to national wine platform Wine Pilot. In 2017 Ray co-authored The Way it Was – A History of The Early Days of the Margaret River Wine Industry and previously wrote Wine in the Blood: Australia’s Family Wine Estates, published in Mandarin and English. In 2011 Ray was awarded WA Wine Press Club Jack Mann Memorial Medal for his contribution to the WA wine industry. His love of wine is as strong as his love of the blues and tasting the thousands of wines that cross his bench each year allows him to indulge in both.
