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95 Points
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95 Points
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95 Points
95 Points, The Real Review
From outstanding Winemaker Elena Brooks
One of the foremost Austrlaian Grenaches
Double Gold - Women Wine and Spirits Awards
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Description
A deep and intense wine packed with red cherries, black fruits, spice and cedar. Length and depth of fruit are exceptional. Enjoy now or cellar for up to 10 years. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Winemaker Elena Brooks has a unique ability to heighten the aromatic power and flavour of Grenache, and this wine is her pinnacle release of the variety. Bright medium to deep ruby. Seductive florals, strawberry, violets, raspberry jube and rose petal. An amalgam of gentle flavours with sweet cherry and strawberry, over satin-soft tannins with superb length. A beautifully made wine.
The Faraway Tree of McLaren Vale Grenache is a single vineyard perched atop an ancient ridge overlooking McLaren Vale, the Willunga Escarpment and the Gulf of St Vincent, Firehawk is our Native Bird of Prey that soar over our vineyards acting as scarecrows to other birds, rabbits and the like that eat ripening grapes. Selected bunches were handpicked by family and friends in early March. We gently crushed half of the fruit over whole bunches into open top fermenters. After 10 days of fermentation the wine was basket pressed into French oak barrels, a third new and the balance seasoned. This was followed by 18 months maturation with minimal winemaking artefact before bottling, to capture the essence of the vineyard. The wine will reward cellaring and decanting. The seeming weightlessness of this wine - despite its very textural nature - makes it versatile when it comes to the luncheon table. With tannic grip and also acidic cut, you can throw anything at it. Sausage and lentils, a proper ratatouille, a Spanish mackerel cutlet grilled over vine trimmings.
-Women’s Wine & Spirits Awards 2022 – Double Gold Medal
-James Halliday Wine Companion, Jeni Port (4 March 2022) – 95 Points, Gold
-Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 (DWWA) – 95 Points, Gold Medal
-The Real Review, Gabrielle Poy (19 March 2022) – 95 Points
-2021 Sommelier Challenge International Wine & Spirits Competition (USA) – 90 Points, Gold
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
Aroma:Blackberry, Blueberry, Pepper
Palate:Blackberry, Fruit Cake, Tobacco
Food Pairings:
Pork
Red Meat
Description
A deep and intense wine packed with red cherries, black fruits, spice and cedar. Length and depth of fruit are exceptional. Enjoy now or cellar for up to 10 years. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Winemaker Elena Brooks has a unique ability to heighten the aromatic power and flavour of Grenache, and this wine is her pinnacle release of the variety. Bright medium to deep ruby. Seductive florals, strawberry, violets, raspberry jube and rose petal. An amalgam of gentle flavours with sweet cherry and strawberry, over satin-soft tannins with superb length. A beautifully made wine.
The Faraway Tree of McLaren Vale Grenache is a single vineyard perched atop an ancient ridge overlooking McLaren Vale, the Willunga Escarpment and the Gulf of St Vincent, Firehawk is our Native Bird of Prey that soar over our vineyards acting as scarecrows to other birds, rabbits and the like that eat ripening grapes. Selected bunches were handpicked by family and friends in early March. We gently crushed half of the fruit over whole bunches into open top fermenters. After 10 days of fermentation the wine was basket pressed into French oak barrels, a third new and the balance seasoned. This was followed by 18 months maturation with minimal winemaking artefact before bottling, to capture the essence of the vineyard. The wine will reward cellaring and decanting. The seeming weightlessness of this wine - despite its very textural nature - makes it versatile when it comes to the luncheon table. With tannic grip and also acidic cut, you can throw anything at it. Sausage and lentils, a proper ratatouille, a Spanish mackerel cutlet grilled over vine trimmings.
-Women’s Wine & Spirits Awards 2022 – Double Gold Medal
-James Halliday Wine Companion, Jeni Port (4 March 2022) – 95 Points, Gold
-Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 (DWWA) – 95 Points, Gold Medal
-The Real Review, Gabrielle Poy (19 March 2022) – 95 Points
-2021 Sommelier Challenge International Wine & Spirits Competition (USA) – 90 Points, Gold
Winemaker Elena Brooks has a unique ability to heighten the aromatic power and flavour of Grenache, and this wine is her pinnacle release of the variety. Bright medium to deep ruby. Seductive florals, strawberry, violets, raspberry jube and rose petal. An amalgam of gentle flavours with sweet cherry and strawberry, over satin-soft tannins with superb length. A beautifully made wine.
The Faraway Tree of McLaren Vale Grenache is a single vineyard perched atop an ancient ridge overlooking McLaren Vale, the Willunga Escarpment and the Gulf of St Vincent, Firehawk is our Native Bird of Prey that soar over our vineyards acting as scarecrows to other birds, rabbits and the like that eat ripening grapes. Selected bunches were handpicked by family and friends in early March. We gently crushed half of the fruit over whole bunches into open top fermenters. After 10 days of fermentation the wine was basket pressed into French oak barrels, a third new and the balance seasoned. This was followed by 18 months maturation with minimal winemaking artefact before bottling, to capture the essence of the vineyard. The wine will reward cellaring and decanting. The seeming weightlessness of this wine - despite its very textural nature - makes it versatile when it comes to the luncheon table. With tannic grip and also acidic cut, you can throw anything at it. Sausage and lentils, a proper ratatouille, a Spanish mackerel cutlet grilled over vine trimmings.
-Women’s Wine & Spirits Awards 2022 – Double Gold Medal
-James Halliday Wine Companion, Jeni Port (4 March 2022) – 95 Points, Gold
-Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 (DWWA) – 95 Points, Gold Medal
-The Real Review, Gabrielle Poy (19 March 2022) – 95 Points
-2021 Sommelier Challenge International Wine & Spirits Competition (USA) – 90 Points, Gold
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
Aroma:
Blackberry, Blueberry, Pepper
Palate:
Blackberry, Fruit Cake, Tobacco
Food Pairings:
Pork
Red Meat
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
Aroma:
Blackberry, Blueberry, Pepper
Palate:
Blackberry, Fruit Cake, Tobacco
Food Pairings:
Pork
Red Meat