Wirra Wirra Church Block Grenache Shiraz 2024
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- $25
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One of two new sibling releases, the other a straight varietal Shiraz, to enhance the Church Block brand, which for decades has come only in the form of a Cabernet/Shiraz/Merlot blend. The back story is that this Grenache/Shiraz duo was the original Church Block combo from 1972 before changing to the Cabernet led style in the early 1980s. Here it is a 60/40 Grenache led mix with a lovely G-spotted aromatic – more cherry and crimson fruited than darker. It’s fleshy and juicy with just the faintest of earthy tannin dustings in the palate. Given the current love story with Grenache, this should go gangbusters, and deservedly so.
Tony is best known for his 10 years as News Corp’s National Wine Writer, with weekly columns in major metropolitan mastheads throughout Australia including The Adelaide Advertiser, The Sydney Daily Telegraph and the Melbourne Herald Sun. He continues to write feature articles and columns for all the major Australian wine media publications. Tony has also worked as a restaurant reviewer, section editor, book editor, digital content provider, journalism teacher and was named Wine Communicators of Australia 2018 Legend of the Vine (SA). Find out more about Tony at tonylove.com.au
