James Halliday – "From 40-year-old vines. A delicious, perfumed grenache that’s laden with red and blue fruits. Fresh and fine, able to mature well, but it’s hard to see any need other than drinking it at the first opportunity, albeit respecting its inherent quality. 36000 bottles made." - James Halliday (The Weekend Australian)

The Wine Front – "Ripe raspberry, spice, floral perfume, black tea, liquorice and iodine. It’s fleshy and ferrous, ripe and quite earthy/bloody, with lavish crushed rock tannin, ginger biscuits, blood plum and orange peel, strewn with dried herbs and a closes with a firm dry chewy finish of excellent length. Distinctive wine. Very good." - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

James Suckling – "This is a return to form after the previous vintage, which I felt was a little charmless. A sturdy, full-weighted grenache that is far from the pinot-esque zeitgeist found in McLaren Vale. Here, more brawn, dark spice and tannic sinew. More Rhone-like, as effete as the comparison may be. In fact, it is the courageous tannins that build across a scape of kirsch, damson, dried sage, anise, and pickled orange zest, that serve as the wine's opus. A scruff of whole-bunch thyme and tapenade to conclude. This will make good older bones. A very sturdy grenache." - Ned Goodwin MW (JamesSuckling.com)

The Wine Front – "This is so deliciously peppery. Black pepper, Texas tea, raspberry and black cherry with graphite, clove and mineral-like notes threaded through. It’s medium weight but there are plenty of bass notes, if that makes sense. It has a meaty darkness in among the brightness of the spice. It’s tight, dry and grapey through the finish; everything here suggests quality. Indeed this is a pretty special grenache." - Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate – "The Swinney Grenache is grown on bush vines, on a northeast-facing slope in the gravels of Frankland River. It is so different from the wines produced in South Australia (McLaren Vale, Barossa, etc). I love the clarity and the bloodiness of the wine in this vintage. The tannins are infused throughout the fruit in this 2021 Grenache. Matured in large format neutral oak (3,500 liter), it is kept on lees the whole time. It has concentration, tension and pliability—ductile or something—there's cherry, pomegranate, blood, ironstone, gravel, minerals and spice. This is an awesome wine from an awesome site. There were 25% whole bunches in the ferment, and it is 90% Grenache, with some Mourvèdre and Syrah. "The wine is blended in the vineyard, not in the winery; I like picking and co-fermenting," says winemaker Rob Mann. "2021 was the cooler year in between two warm ones. This was a typical year with some summer rainfall (great for the later-ripening, dry-grown reds). As a result, the wines are more elegant, they have a finesse, precise aromatics, texture, without being heavy," says Mann. " - Erin Larkin (Robert Parker Wine Advocate)

The Wine Front – "Smells exotic; is exotic. Orange peel and raspberry, cranberry and chalk, floral elements and roasted spice notes. It’s both pretty and substantial, juicy and taut. There’s something ultra pure about this wine; something special. Woodsmoke and earth notes rise as the wine breathes. Apart from many things else, it’s a gorgeous drink." - Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)

James Halliday – "Grenache sourced from the high elevation of the Eden Valley and the Barossa Valley floor. An offering of the best grenache of the growing season, according to Peter Schell. Plenty of vibrant, aromatic fruit with juicy red plum, cranberry and mulberry fruits sheathed in gingery spice and hints of cola, earth, dried citrus rind, teacake, orange blossom, raspberry coulis and redcurrant paste. Firm, chalky tannin grip and a super lively, mineral-laden wine finishing juicy – just a pure, joyous rendition of the variety. A new wine for the crew from Spinifex and it is glorious drinking." - Dave Brookes (Halliday Wine Companion)

James Halliday – “An impressive single-vineyard grenache from Pete Schell at Spinifex Wines. Brilliant crimson in the glass with flashes of purple and notes of juicy plum, raspberry, red cherry and blueberry with hints of fine spice, gingerbread, purple florals, red licorice, earth, cola and lighter tobacco tones. Plenty of space and detail with fine, compact gypsum-like tannins and a brisk acid cadence, finishing savoury, balanced and spice-laden.” - Dave Brooks, winecompanion.com.au

The Wine Front – "Some people love a bit of reduction in their reds; other don’t. I’m in the former camp, and this wine plays that angle beautifully. Raspberries and rust, throws of dry spice, twiggy herb notes, licorice and that smoky, earthen, slightly burnt reductive character. The flavours come both tense and sheeted; it’s a light-ish wine of juicy, taut finesse. Pricing is spot on. This is deliciously good. Personally, in an ideal world, I’d be up to my neck in this." - Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)

James Suckling – “A seductive and well-made Cairanne with crunchy berry character. On the nose cherries, forest berries and herbs dominate. The medium-bodied palate reveals a harmonious structure and poised character. Delicious and vivid.” - jamesuckling.com

James Halliday – "52/28/20% grenache/shiraz/mourvédre from Matananga, Moppa Hill and Greenock in the western Barossa. All varieties 100% destemmed and whole-berry fermented; aged for 14 months in old French oak. Bright, spicy and plummy, there are red fruits and cranberry notes that add lift and perfume, fine feathery tannins and the wine displays a vivid acid pulse." - Dave Brookes, The Wine Companion

The Wine Front – "Vibrant ruby and purple in the glass. Blueberry, bouquet garni and iodine aromatics. The mouth fills with bright blue and red berries, lifting acidity keeps it fresh and lively but there’s ample savoury undertones to bring depth and character. The tannins build into the finish and provide length and persistence." - Stuart Knox (The Wine Front)

James Halliday – "A bright, clear colour. Offers a tantalising bouquet, at once floral with red cherry blossom and earthy/savoury nuances. The palate is supple and very, very long, the finish is fresh and mouth-watering." - James Halliday (Halliday Wine Companion)

James Suckling – A pure and juicy nose with cherries, raspberries and baking spices. Medium body with fine, firm tannins. Well-framed and crisp at the center. Fruity and stony towards the flavorful, long finish. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold.

The Wine Front – "Excellent Grenache. It has weight but it also feels crunchy, not to mention spicy. I love Grenache with a bit of crackle to it. Raspberries, sand, roasted spices and dry, brittle leaves. Excellent tannin, firm and grapey."

The Wine Front – Raspberry, hazelnut, a bit gluey, but also has perfume, along with mint and some spice. It’s medium to full-bodied, all poached strawberry and raspberry, a bit edgy and warm in alcohol, but sure-footed with light grainy tannin and a little graphite grip, and I like the nutty slightly umami flavours too. It’s a pleasing wine. strawberry jelly, mint and nuts, with a finish of solid length. Very easy to like. - Gary Walsh, The Wine Front.

James Halliday – Crafted with a very light touch, the result is effusive of energy and sweet of fruit. A tad too sweet. Red licorice, kirsch, lilac and rosewater. Some white pepper and clove are strewn across a spindly finish marked by heat. There is ample character here, as with all the wines at this address. However, this needs a solid chill. - Ned Goodwin MW

James Halliday – Crimson with fruit notes of dark cherry, red plum and mulberry with hints of exotic spice, earth, purple flowers, licorice, cola and sarsaparilla. No shortage of ripe juicy plum and cherry fruit on the palate, which sails off showing fine tannin, spiced red and dark fruits and just a slight tweak of heat at the exit. - Dave Brookes