Winemaker Notes
Pair with leg of lamb, game terrines, and mushrooms.
Blend: 100% Grenache
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
With scents of mossy stream bank, alpine strawberries and dried spices, the 2017 Landsborough Vineyard Pyrenees Grenache features a complex, multifaceted bouquet. It's full-bodied but silky in feel, with diaphanous tannins and soft acids that provide just enough structure for the generous fruit, which lingers elegantly on the finish. A step up from the 2016 version (also reviewed this issue), it's a lovely Grenache from an unexpected location.
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.
Nestled into the tip of its southeastern coastline, Victoria is Australia’s smallest mainland state, second most populous and third largest wine producer. Victoria includes the cool regions of Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula and Geelong, made famous mainly by impressive Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
The more inland Heathcote and Bendigo lead the way for complex and textured, full-bodied reds. Rutherglen’s fortified wines compete among the best on the planet.