Wirra Wirra The Absconder Grenache 2024
- 94
- $80
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Warm sand meets pure, lifted red fruits — raspberry coulis, redcurrant, Bing cherry and mashed strawberry — with white pepper, violets and baking spice adding savoury interest. Dried herbs and red liquorice notes emerge with air. The palate is medium-bodied but weightier than the perfume suggests, remaining decidedly red-fruited. Raspberry, red rose, earth and cocoa powder flow through the mouth. The tannins are fine-but-firm and grainy, while a latent surge of acidity freshens a long finish. Pretty and lifted, yet packing real punch, this rings true to the modern McLaren Vale Grenache renaissance style. A very strong release.
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.
