Monterra Single Vineyard Grenache 2023

Written By Campbell Mattinson
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Monterra Single Vineyard Grenache 2023
$35, 14.5%, screwcap, McLaren Vale.

Grenache from the famed Blewitt Springs sub-region of McLaren Vale. This is light on its feet – in a good way – with warm raspberry, almond paste, milk chocolate and aromatic herbs notes doing all the running. It has a curl of dry, herb-flecked tannin through the finish and good persistence. There’s a touch of alcohol warmth to this wine but it’s otherwise a delightful drink in a light, elegant style. 90 points.

Campbell Mattinson

This article was written by Campbell Mattinson, former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion book, former editor of Halliday magazine, former editor of Australian Sommelier Magazine and founder of the highly respected The Winefront site.

Mattinson has been a respected wine critic and photo-journalist since 1987. He’s the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He’s a past winner of a Louis Roederer International Wine Media Award; is the author of the award-winning book The Wine Hunter; and is the author of the best-selling novel We Were Not Men. He’s also a winner of a St Kilda Film Festival Award (as writer-director) and is a former winner of the prized Best Australian Sports Writing Award.

Mattinson puts a score out of 100 on every wine that he reviews. But what he’d rather do, is tell you the wine’s story.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com
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