Yalumba The Tri Centenary Grenache 2022
- 95+
- $70
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This sees 372 days of post-fermentation maceration which plays a large role in what is a wonderfully pure and lifted wine with excellent depth and savoury complexity. Lovely pale ruby colour with defined aromas of macerated strawberry, cranberry, plum skin, cherry cola, white pepper spice, and subtle prosciutto meatiness. Some dried herbs and rosehip with air. The melding of red fruits and savouriness makes for a Grenache of freshness and complexity in equal measure. The palate is lifted and cooling, suave and elegant with a spine of chalky fine tannins and fresh red-fruited acidity providing carry for the red fruits and spice notes. With seemingly endless length here, this is a wine of fine boned elegance, intensity, poise, and complexity. Bravo.
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.
