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Aphelion Brini Grenache 2022
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Critic reviews
Critic reviews
The Wine Front – It may sport a little too much stalky and spicy whole bunchy for some, but I find it very firm and pleasing. Strawberry and raspberry, plenty of white pepper and rosy perfume. It’s medium-bodied, crisp and vibrant, emery board tannin, spicy and dusty red fruits, a little aniseed, very ‘minerally’ with a long and somewhat bony and sappy finish of impeccable length. It’s a wine of very distinct personality, and while it may polarize, I reckon it’s superb. It’s kind of like a whole bunch Pinot Noir in its delivery. 95+ - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)
Robert Parker/Wine Advocate – The 2022 Brini Single Site Grenache is beguiling, with notes of attar, blood, sweet tobacco (it actually reminds me of the Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille), bergamot, cinnamon stick, tonka bean and a waft of arnica. In the mouth, the wine is placid and shaped by very soft, fi ne, dusty tannins. This is a bit like a Tardis. It looks like a glass of red wine, but it smells and tastes (and feels) like a galaxy of stars. Tasted from bottle number 0441 of 1,300. 13.9% alcohol, sealed under wax and natural cork. Like maker, like wine: Rob Mack is a thoughtful, observant, precise guy, and his wines refl ect this aspect of his personality. It's a joy to behold. - Erin Larkin, 20 July 2023
Huon Hooke – Medium-depth red-purple colour with a striking bouquet of whole-bunch ferment herbs, Campari/bitter Italian herbs uppermost, red fruits/raspberry as well. The wine is very fruit-sweet on ther tongue, with glycerol and succulence, then a wave of fine but drying tannins rides in. Very stylish, well balanced. To drink young or even better to cellar. 19 July 2023
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Delivery Times
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To be able to supply such a unique & extensive range of boutique wines, we don't hold much of the inventory. So with us, there is the added step of receiving the wine from our local suppliers before it is dispatched to you. Most orders are dispatched within 3-6 working days.
Returns and Warranty
Returns and Warranty
Replacement or refund offered if bottles are faulty or damaged. All our deliveries are insured against loss, however you must notify us in a reasonable amount of time.
The Wine Front – It may sport a little too much stalky and spicy whole bunchy for some, but I find it very firm and pleasing. Strawberry and raspberry, plenty of white pepper and rosy perfume. It’s medium-bodied, crisp and vibrant, emery board tannin, spicy and dusty red fruits, a little aniseed, very ‘minerally’ with a long and somewhat bony and sappy finish of impeccable length. It’s a wine of very distinct personality, and while it may polarize, I reckon it’s superb. It’s kind of like a whole bunch Pinot Noir in its delivery. 95+ - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)
Robert Parker/Wine Advocate – The 2022 Brini Single Site Grenache is beguiling, with notes of attar, blood, sweet tobacco (it actually reminds me of the Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille), bergamot, cinnamon stick, tonka bean and a waft of arnica. In the mouth, the wine is placid and shaped by very soft, fi ne, dusty tannins. This is a bit like a Tardis. It looks like a glass of red wine, but it smells and tastes (and feels) like a galaxy of stars. Tasted from bottle number 0441 of 1,300. 13.9% alcohol, sealed under wax and natural cork. Like maker, like wine: Rob Mack is a thoughtful, observant, precise guy, and his wines refl ect this aspect of his personality. It's a joy to behold. - Erin Larkin, 20 July 2023
Huon Hooke – Medium-depth red-purple colour with a striking bouquet of whole-bunch ferment herbs, Campari/bitter Italian herbs uppermost, red fruits/raspberry as well. The wine is very fruit-sweet on ther tongue, with glycerol and succulence, then a wave of fine but drying tannins rides in. Very stylish, well balanced. To drink young or even better to cellar. 19 July 2023
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Aphelion Brini Grenache 2022
Description
Description
Part of the premium SV Grenache range, the fruit used to make this wine is sourced from a single vineyard in the northeast corner of the Blewitt Springs area of McLaren Vale owned by the Brini family. The roundest and most intense wine in the range, dark plum fruits dominate with earth and forest floor characters to create a wine of depth and richness.
Bright with a deep purple hue in the glass. Lifted aromatics of cinnamon spice, damson
plum, and brown sugar with a briar character that evolves in time. Medium plus in body, a savoury bitterness with an herbal edge balances the sweet cherry fruit. Prominent tannin provides a good structure and flavour length.
Sourced from the upper tank block on the Brini vineyard in the Blewitt Springs sub-region of McLaren Vale. This block has been a staple of Aphelion from our first vintage and forms the backbone of the Confluence Grenache. Sandy based loam soils provide fruit that gives intensity and a brooding edge.
The fruit was hand-picked on the 3rd April and processed as a 100% whole bunch ferment. After a slow and cool ferment the fruit was pressed to large format neutral French oak where it remained on full lees until racking for bottling in February 2023.
| Type | Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal(s) | Grenache |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | McLaren Vale |
| Brand | Aphelion |
| Vintage | 2022 |
