2022 Wirra Wirra The Absconder Grenache 750ml

REVIEWS & AWARDS: 

16.5/20 Jancis Robinson

From some of the oldest grenache blocks in McLaren Vale, came the opportunity to create a wine whose heritage dates back to our founder Robert Strangways Wigley’s time. Wigley was an eccentric whose lust for life had at times seen him fall foul of the law in his home town. In fact, one episode involving the ‘acquisition’ of the famous Adelaide pie-cart and a joy ride through the city streets was the catalyst for banishment to McLaren Vale. However Wigley did not abscond into the wilderness. He became known for his world class wines - including fortifieds made with the grenache of the day - and helped to build the reputation of McLaren Vale.

Medium depth, black cherry and rosewood tones. Volumes of ripe raspberries, black cherries and dark florals scented with baharat spice. This
beautifully ripened expression is gently framed in the briar wood and hazelnut of seasoned oak,freshened with thyme and sage. On palate, the compelling deep fruit and gravelly tannin of old vine grenache is swathed in layers of silky texture from time on lees. A decadent pain au chocolate of seasoned oak is the patient reward of barrel age.