MMAD Vineyard Grenache 2023 6Pack 14% 750ML

MMAD Vineyard Grenache 2023 6pack 14% 750ML

Varietal Grenache
Region Blewitt Springs
Size 750mL

Expert Reviews
Gary Walsh

91 Pointsout of 100.
Raspberry, red cherry, a fair bit of white pepper and cinnamon (oak?) spice, a bit mulchy too, with something of poached strawberry top note. It’s juicy, again that strawberry in syrup flavour, a dusty and peppery grip to tannin, and it feels a bit warmer than its stated alcohol, with a somewhat washy and diffuse finish of solid length. Dusty and sweet to close. I’m not exactly MMAD about it, but it’s a decent wine all up.

The Wine Front 28 February 2025

DESCRIPTION
COUNTRY: Australia
REGION: McLaren Vale 
VARIETY: Grenache
ALCOHOL VOL.: 14.0
VINTAGE: 2023
CLOSURE: Screwcap
VOLUME: 750

TASTING NOTES
PALATE
There is a purity and density, but also a lightness that belies the energy and power of the fruit. Raspberry coulis and pomegranate notes sit alongside fennel seed and cumin, and flavours continue to unfurl as the wine sits in the glass.

REGION NOTES
Located in the dress circle of Blewitt Springs, MMAD Vineyard was first planted in 1939, and the oldest Shiraz blocks date from 1941. The vineyard has the fine Maslin sands found in Blewitt Springs, and is exposed to the fresh sea breezes from the south- west. Below the sand is a layer of ironstone pebbles, and this combination of sand, ironstone, and cooling winds gives both perfume and structure to the wines.

VINIFICATION
The grapes were mostly destemmed and fermented as whole berries in open concrete and stainless steel, before aging in used 500 litre puncheons.

CELLARING POTENTIAL
Has the concentration and structure to develop fine tertiary characters in bottle over the next 15 years.

REGION:
Blewitt Springs, South Australia
WINEMAKER:
Adam Wadewitz