Vanguardist OENO McLaren Vale Grenache 2023

A 5-Star winery boasting “a delicious swag of Mediterranean-inspired wines of textural intrigue” (Halliday) "The results, often compelling". Michael John Corbett’s opus is Grenache, specifically Blewitt Springs Grenache. "... very much in the Vanguardist savoury, agreeably tense style, though pleasingly accessible in terms of pricing. Cranberry, dried raspberry, tart redcurrant, ground, dried orange peel, tamarind, dusty white peppercorns, carraway, rye, it’s tartly pitched, taut but agreeably so, a wine that calls for food, Italianate in a way"