06, September 2019

Searching for the Best Grenache in McLaren Vale

"Grenache is tough. Ruggedly so. Under extreme duress, in baking heat, with little water, it survives. Thrives even. But this kind of dogged persistence is not the stuff of glamour. Grenache doesn’t have the ethereal cachet of pinot noir, nor the regal cast of syrah. And even in its most famous vinous expressions, it is often accompanied, chaperoned by other varieties, both those perceived to be more and somewhat less noble. But grenache is far more than a reliable workhorse. And in South Australia’s McLaren Vale, it has found a home where solo expressions are breaking new ground . . . "

Words by Young Gun of Wine
Image courtesy of d'Arenberg
Published on Young Gun of Wine
6 September 2019