2018 Planta Circa Ancestor Vine Grenache

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This is an excellent example of ancient vine Grenache from the Barossa. Red fruited and lively, it's a winner for the cellar.

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It's not nessacarily true with every variety, but it's certainly true with Grenache: old vines make great wines.

These are some of the oldest Grenache plantings in the Barossa. Planted sometime in the late 1880s by PF Zimmerman, this special site in the Lyndoch sub-region produces pure, effortless Grenache that is silky, sweetly perfumed and brilliant to drink.

The Purple Hands team treats this fruit with the utmost respect. The oak is top notch, the wine bottled unfined and unfiltered. It's a great example of why old vine Barossa Grenache is revered around the world.

95 Points - "This is Grenache in silky smooth form with dense raspberry and cherry flavour, baking spices and rose oil perfume. It’s fluid and gentle, with tannin that feels like stroking suede, succulence and volume of flavour, though it keeps itself trim, especially on the finish where a handful of dried herb and tannin grips surely." - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

92 Points - "Hand-picked, 35% whole cluster tipped into open fermenters with the balance crushed on top, 10 days on skins, basket-pressed and into older puncheons for mlf, then left on lees. Smooth and luscious, boasts the typical grenache introduction of spiced red fruits, bramble and red confectionery. Youthful and pretty but also sturdy, it moves in the glass with macerated raspberry and red cherry, anise, violets and red licorice. Perky tannins will ensure some medium-term ageing. - Jeni Port (Halliday Wine Companion)

Vibrant colour leads to a nose of interesting and a complex array of aroma's including varietal blackcurrant, earth, forest floor hints of vanilla and mocha derived from the new French oak. The full-bodied textural palate combines sweet fruit, fine oak and fruit tannin to give the palate richness with balance. We believe this wine displays all the elements of great Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon.

Region: Barossa Valley, SA
Blend: Grenache (100%)
ABV: 14%
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Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type Red
Body Full Bodied
Variety Grenache
Country Australia
Region Barossa Valley
Australian State SA
Feature High Score
Reviewed By Halliday Wine Companion
The Wine Front
Critic Score 95
92
Alcohol 14%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2018
Closure Cork

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