2022 Paralian Blewitt Springs Grenache Shiraz

A melding of the two flagship red varieties of McLaren Vale. It's rich, dense and full of flavour.
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Grenache and Shiraz are the two red pillars of the Paralian label. Here, Charlie & Skye combine the powers of both varieties to give a little snapshot of what McLaren Vale does best.

This melds the sweet red fruits and snappy spice of the Marmont vineyard Grenache with the smooth, sumptuous sensibilities of the Shiraz grown on the Springs Hill Vineyard.

This is a classic McLaren Vale red from a modern McLaren Vale outfit, really giving you the best of both worlds here. It's only going to get better with time in bottle, too - if you can keep your hands of it, that is.

A Grenache Shiraz blend comprising 60% Marmont Vineyard Grenache, 40% Springs Hill Vineyard Shiraz. A combination of varieties that is quintessentially McLaren Vale, an homage to past employers who have proudly championed blends of Grenache and Shiraz for decades.

A barrel selected blend of our two single vineyard wines. The Grenache and Shiraz components were made separately and come blending for this wine we were looking for a wine that offered generosity, freshness of the varieties but also a drive of subtle tannin; a natural life line of preservation.

Darker expression from the 2022 vintage with green and black pepper/Chinese spice and a juicy raspberry core from the Grenache. There’s a touch of road tar and anise leading to darker primary fruit aromas. Quite a savoury fruit profile through the palate with a lovely chisel of medium weight tannins. A tighter version of the Grenache Shiraz highlighting the cooler growing season.

Region: McLaren Vale, SA
Blend: Grenache (60%), Shiraz (40%)
ABV: 14.00%
Closure: 750ml
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94 Points - "An exotic thing, with plenty of pepper and five spice, blue and black fruit, baked raspberry pie, iodine, with a dried flower perfume. It’s medium-bodied, quite juicy in the blue and black fruit department, blackcurrant jubes, almost, a grainy grip to tannin, spicy and peppery, with rusty tannin and crisp cranberry acid crunch on a finish of good length. Plenty of energy here, with some sappy green notes, which add rather than detract. It’s quite intense as at now, but should improve with a little bottle age. Very good." - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

92 Points - "The sort of compellingly energetic wine that I could drink every night. The jubey flirt of grenache's orange pastille and kirsch melds with bergamot, violet and pulpy blue fruits care of the shiraz. A waft of spice and a raft of gritty tannins, left unmanicured for the better, shifting to the side of savoury over sweet. Imminent appeal." - Ned Goodwin MW (Halliday Wine Companion)

96 Points - "Dense purple in the glass. Blueberry, white pepper, dark slate and violets on the nose. Enters the palate with an explosion of purple fruits and exotic spices: musk, violets, cola, and anise all meld with aplomb and class whilst sandy tannins bring tension and focus to the flow. Great length and precision. It’s an impressive wine in its youth and will no doubt open further in time." - Stuart Knox (The Real Review)

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    MICHAEL F.
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    2 years ago
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    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    Lovely Balance

    Such a nice balance between the Grenache and Shiraz. Grenache bringing vibrant floral notes and the Shiraz, long tannins.

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