MassenaStonegarden Grenache
Dry, Full Bodied style of Grenache
Eden Valley, Australia
About this product
Dry, Full Bodied style of GrenacheEden Valley, Australia
- TypeGrenache
- Size750mL
- RegionEden Valley
- Current Vintage2018
- Standard Drinks8.6
- Alcohol Volume15.0%
- CountryAustralia
- StateSouth Australia
- Brand NameMassena
- Wine MakerJaysen Collins
- Food MatchRed Meats
- Vegan Friendlytrue
- ClosureCork
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyFull Bodied
James Halliday
Australian wine writer, critic and winemaker
Vintage 2018
95 points James Halliday Wine Companion 2021
Old bushvines planted in 1857 prove they still have the X-factor. One batch of fruit destemmed and popped into a ceramic egg on skins for several months (not specified) then into used puncheons; the second batch, whole-bunch fermented in used puncheons. Happy to report this is a sterling drink. It has poise, incredibly velvety tannins, a suppleness and beautiful fruit, which is the very heart of this wine.
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Huon Hooke
Prolific Australian wine reviewer for Fairfax Media and The Real Review
Vintage 2018
89 points The Real Review
Deeper, darker, slightly less purple-tinted colour, the bouquet fusty and slightly foresty, plums and herbs, the palate soft and rounded, medium to full-bodied and balanced. Lacks definition. The finish has a determined grip and a trace of bitterness, with a hint of astringency, but it would work better with food. A big, solid wine. (Hand picked from the 1858-planted Stonegarden vineyard; some was fermented in a ceramic egg; some was partly whole-bunch fermented)
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