Willunga 100 The Smart Vineyard Grenache 2024

Our Verdict

"From the legendary Clarendon vineyard. De-stemmed, 13 days on skins, matured in steel (82%) and an older puncheon (18%). The relatively pale hue presages a classic Smart vineyard wine of refined delicacy, savoury import, fine, sandy tannin and a resolute seam of acidity. The latter will knit into the wine more with time, as the balance is there, as is the fruit. Dried cherry, tart cranberry, dehydrated orange peel, sumac, cinnamon, some dusty whole white pepper notes. As said, this needs time to unlock, but it’s a wine speaking lucidly of site. Renae Hirsch’s quietly thoughtful winemaking will assuredly shepherd this into something special, and likely the score could tick up." 96 Points - Marcus Ellis. Halliday Wine Companion

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