Francesca Grillo Collina Calcera Syrah 2024

Written By Campbell Mattinson

Francesca Grillo Collina Calcera Syrah 2024
$38, 13.8% alcohol, cork, Eden Valley.

There’s more than one way to serve Barossa Valley shiraz, and this super-juicy example from Torzi Matthews – under the name Francesca Grillo Collina Calcera Syrah 2024 – is a particularly enjoyable way.

This is just such an interesting wine. It’s both flavoursome and sweet-fruited but frisky and herbal. Food here we come. Olives green and black, blueberries, raspberries, red licorice and citrus peel. Aromatically it’s really up and about; flavour-wise it’s both refreshing and fruit-filled. This wine – which is grown on vines planted way back in 1932 – is a bit different and a lot good. 94 points.

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This article was written by Campbell Mattinson, founder of The Winefront and mattinson, and former chief editor of Halliday.

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