Aphelion Callow Grenache Blanc 2024 12.9% 750ml

Aphelion Callow Grenache Blanc 2024 12.9% 750ml

Tasting Notes

Appearance
A textural edge provides a food friendly aspect, and cinnamon and nutmeg spice complement the nashi pear and stone fruit flavours.

Aroma
Intense and vibrant fruit character aromatics mingle with citrus and spice.

Palate
A textural edge provides a food friendly aspect, and cinnamon and nutmeg spice complement the nashi pear and stone fruit flavours.

Winemakers comments
Fruit from a single vineyard near Kangarilla in McLaren Vale is hand-picked and whole bunch pressed to create a wine of purity, freshness, and elegance. Vibrant acidity provides potential for the wine to cellar well over the medium term.

Food matching
Bouillabaisse matches the body and spicy notes of this wine. Comté will not overwhelm the wine and the spice characters of the wine add complexity to the match.

Cellaring potential
Ready to drink now but will cellar well over the next 5 to 8 years.

Vinification
The fruit was hand-picked and whole bunch pressed. 60% of the juice was fermented in stainless steel to retain freshness and varietal character with the balance being fermented in one new Austrian oak hogshead and seasoned French oak barriques. A slow and cool ferment occurred and once complete the wine remained on its full lees with battonage until bottling in December 2024.

Grape variety
Granche Blanc

Expert Reviews

Gary Walsh

92 Pointsout of 100.
Pear, honeydew melon, some aromatic herbs and spice. It’s a gently chalky affair with some pithy bitterness, pear and again that perfume of herbs, a little bit waxy too, and finishes quite dry with grip and a slightly saline aftertaste. Nice wine. A textural style.

The Wine Front20 March 2025