Black & Ginger Grenache Nouveau 2024

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Mattinson review of Black and Ginger Grenache Nouveau 2024.

Black & Ginger Grenache Nouveau 2024
$33, 13.3% alcohol, screwcap, Great Western/Grampians.

This is delicious plus plus. It’s immensely drinkable and more-ish but it also feels authentic and real. Dark cherry flavours, flecks of fennel, earth, ground peppercorn and general roasted spice notes all make delicious contributions. It’s dry and structural through the finish but not at the expense of the wine’s general juiciness or indeed brightness. This is a wine producer who really knows what they’re doing. Buy and drink this; it’s a light-ish red wine and it’s a beauty. 93 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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