{"product_id":"aphelion-brini-grenache-2025","title":"Aphelion Brini Grenache 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e96 POINTS – Halliday Wine Companion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The coolness of the whole bunch is there, more so than the other wines in this range, though still ever so discreetly. Yet there is also a darkness of fruit, a site thing, with black cherry, dark plum, a brooding quality, dark spices – ground anise, cassia, clove, perhaps – some celery salt and sarsaparilla\/amaro accents, a little chocolate even.\" – Marcus Ellis, Halliday Wine Companion, 96 Points\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart of Aphelion's Single Site range. Sourced from the upper tank block on the Brini vineyard in the northeast corner of the Blewitt Springs sub-region of McLaren Vale. This block has been a staple of Aphelion since their first vintage and forms the backbone of the Confluence Grenache. Sandy-based loam soils provide fruit of intensity and a brooding edge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVintage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2025 was a short and sharp vintage, the earliest Aphelion has seen, with all fruit picked within a month. A warmer than average winter brought the whole season forward, so the ripening period was similar in length to prior years, and lovely late ripening temperatures delivered wines of high concentration and intense colour. Aphelion consider it a very strong year for Grenache in particular – perhaps close to the best they have seen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aphelion","offers":[{"title":"1 Bottle","offer_id":67735640703085,"sku":"RAWAPHG26-3","price":80.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1421\/5622\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_c4603c5d-62df-4748-8d4a-c9415275ddf7.jpg?v=1792093740","url":"https:\/\/worldwine.com.au\/products\/aphelion-brini-grenache-2025","provider":"World Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}