Alpha Box & Dice Tarot Grenache 2018

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Region

Producer

Vintage
2018

Size
750ML

Features
Screw Cap

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Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

Aromas of toffee apples and redskins, strawberries and cream. The palate is sweet, rich and full-bodied with notes of white pepper, cherry, mulberries and blackforest cake.

Professional Ratings

  • 92
    Sam Berketa makes this wine from two vineyard sites, most of it destemmed and inoculated with cultured yeast, ten percent fermented as whole clusters with a spontaneous fermentation. It ages together for six months in tank, emerging a bit oxygen starved and reduced, with the green leafiness of persimmon and the tart red fruit of sour plums. That fruit is almost more pink than red, layered and funky, with plenty of structural integrity. The flavor impact is lasting, an intriguing grenache for duck prosciutto and other cured meats.
  • 90

    Shows terrific purity and intensity to the core of fresh, bright raspberry, strawberry and cherry flavors. A spicy thread of cedar, black tea and cigar box lingers on the muscular finish. Drink now.

Alpha Box & Dice

Alpha Box & Dice

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Alpha Box & Dice, Australia
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Based in McLaren Vale, South Australia, Alpha Box & Dice are embarking on an Alphabet of Wine. Each 'letter' embodies an individual winemaking project, with the end goal being a complete collection of wines that celebrates the diverse styles and varieties found in South Australia's famous wine regions, including McLaren Vale, Adelaide Hills and Barossa Valley.

Since its beginning in 2008, AB&D has become a champion of South Australia's alternative – particularly Mediterranean – varieties, exhibiting innovation at every step of the process by bending traditional winemaking norms. AB&D Winemaker Sam Berketa is most interested in finding exciting couplings between vineyard and variety, showing how New World environments can best interpret Old World styles, using small batch, minimal intervention and vegan friendly winemaking techniques. AB&D wines are now available all over the world in some of the best restaurants and cellars.

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Grenache thrives in any warm, Mediterranean climate where ample sunlight allows its clusters to achieve full phenolic ripeness. While Grenache's birthplace is Spain (there called Garnacha), today it is more recognized as the key player in the red blends of the Southern Rhône, namely Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Côtes du Rhône and its villages. Somm Secret—The Italian island of Sardinia produces bold, rustic, single varietal Grenache (there called Cannonau). California, Washington and Australia have achieved found success with Grenache, both flying solo and in blends.

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McLaren Vale Wine

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Known for opulent red wines with intense power and concentration, McLaren Vale is home to perhaps the most “classic” style of Australian Shiraz. Vinified on its own or in Rhône Blends, these hot-climate wines are deeply colored and high in extract with signature hints of dark chocolate and licorice. Cabernet Sauvignon is also produced in a similar style.

Whites, often made from Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc tend to be opulent and full of tropical, stone and citrus fruit.

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