{"product_id":"mmad-vineyard-grenache-2024","title":"MMAD Vineyard Grenache 2024","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Glory be. This is a shockingly beautiful red wine.. You don’t roll out the red carpet for this wine; it is the red carpet. Blewitt Springs you beauty. Hell yes.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(139, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Campbell Mattinson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(139, 0, 0);\"\u003e98 POINTS - Shanteh Wale, Wine Pilot, 17 July 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(139, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\"Now bottled under diam, a preference based on tasting trials. This is in excellent form – duskily floral, mineral, with old-vine depth and balance, silky, plush in the right way through the mid-palate, bunch notes adding ultra-subtle spice and chewy tannin to the sandy, silty skin tannin. There’s something about the fruit, off those ’39 vines on sandy soils, that is so distinctive, with deep blue and purple florals, sultry and spicy, dark red fruits, ripe but weightless. There are also blue fruit tones and a maritime, iodine quality, an iron oxide note present but not dominant. The aroma is showstopping but not showy. In fact, it took me some time to taste the wine, such is the allure; but the palate confirms that this is likely the best release yet. 97+\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(139, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(139, 0, 0);\"\u003e97 POINTS - Halliday Companion, 25 May 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNow bottled under diam, a preference based on tasting trials. This is in excellent form – duskily floral, mineral, with old-vine depth and balance, silky, plush in the right way through the mid-palate, bunch notes adding ultra-subtle spice and chewy tannin to the sandy, silty skin tannin. There’s something about the fruit, off those ’39 vines on sandy soils, that is so distinctive, with deep blue and purple florals, sultry and spicy, dark red fruits, ripe but weightless. There are also blue fruit tones and a maritime, iodine quality, an iron oxide note present but not dominant. The aroma is showstopping but not showy. In fact, it took me some time to taste the wine, such is the allure; but the palate confirms that this is likely the best release yet. 97+\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAroma:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe nose is bursting with fresh cherries and florals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore complex, red fruit flavours on the plush mid-palate. Fine mineral tannins add complexity and structure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMMAD Vineyard has Grenache planted in 1939, Shiraz planted in 1941 and Chenin Blanc from 1964. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinemakers comments:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe old vines of Blewitt Springs are a precious resource, and an important part of Australia’s viticultural history. In early 2021, MMAD Vineyard was purchased by a quartet made up of winemakers Martin Shaw and Adam Wadewitz, and Masters of Wine Michael Hill-Smith and David LeMire. MMAD takes its name from their first initials. The MMAD wines aim to reflect the unique terroir of Blewitt Springs and the rare old vines that thrive there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCellaring potential:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHas the concentration and structure to develop fine tertiary characters in bottle over the next 15 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVintage notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA third consecutive wet winter and early spring left MMAD Vineyard with an ideal full soil moisture profile. December rain (85mm) carried this through the season. A mild back half of the season was followed by short bursts of heat in late February and mid March which brought the reds home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MMAD","offers":[{"title":"1 Bottle","offer_id":40587897700461,"sku":"RAWMMADG21","price":77.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1421\/5622\/files\/MMADVineyardGrenache2024_fced8e25-6703-41c3-9e3a-2631505b2b09.jpg?v=1786990010","url":"https:\/\/worldwine.com.au\/products\/mmad-vineyard-grenache-2024","provider":"World Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}