Bottle of Wirra Wirra The Absconder Grenache, McLaren Vale, South Australia, old vine Grenache

The Absconder Grenache 2016

Wirra Wirra

Try if you like Châteauneuf-du-Pape

black fruits | liquorice | cinnamon

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Drew's Tasting Note

Luscious black cherries and wild raspberries, cloaked with a hint of rich dark chocolate, form a deep, complex nose that leaps from the glass. Velvety smooth, ripe black fruits layered with liquorice, cinnamon spice and floral notes. All these flavours are held in soft vanilla tannins that last on the palate. I would drink this wine alone or with meat dishes, especially lamb or steak. Anything with a rich tomato-based sauce would also work well.

Producer: Wirra Wirra | Vintage: 2016 | From: McLaren Vale, Australia | Alcohol: 14.5 | Size: 75cl | Style: full-bodied red, still | Grape: Grenache (Garnacha)

2014 vintage, 88 points, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Advocate, August 2016

The Winery

Wirra Wirra was established in 1894 by Robert Strangways Wigley, a noted South Australian eccentric, former state cricketer, and wine producer who helped put McLaren Vale on the map. The winery lay dormant for decades before Greg Trott rebuilt it in the late 1960s, determined to restore Wirra Wirra to its former standing. Today, many of the estate's blocks have been farmed organically and biodynamically since 2013, with the quality of the fruit, whether from old vines on the estate or carefully selected growers across McLaren Vale and the Adelaide Hills, at the heart of everything they do. True to Greg Trott's philosophy, the pursuit of quality has never overshadowed his belief that it should all be fun.

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