Rock of Wisdom Barossa Grenache 2014

While this didn’t quite hit the high notes of the Mataro, it’s another nice wine. Just 852 bottles made.

Lifted red fruit nose. Real Grenachey raspberries, with some whole bunch brick dust perhaps? Slightly warm palate is fleshy yet just a little syrupy at the edges. Has an easy charm and I like the varietal signature here, even if it is a bit diffuse. Best drinking: 2016-2022. 17/20, 90/100. 14.2%, $28. Would I buy it? I’d go a glass.

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Andrew Graham
Almost 25 years ago I started working in a small bottleshop, largely to buy cheap beer. There, I met my first two loves - wine and craft beer, and they took over my life. Two decades later and I spend my days as a journalist, buyer, wine show judge, marketer and drinks industry consultant.

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Rock of Wisdom Barossa Grenache 2014