ONLY 42 MAGNUMS PRODUCED SMART VINEYARD, CLARENDON, McLAREN VALE
A tribute to legendary grower and Charming Man
, Bernard Smart. This extremely limited wine will be released in April 2024 from a high quality vintage.
New Release - Press & Reviews for 2023:
GRENACHE OF THE YEAR - 98 points & Special Value - Halliday Wine Companion
Companion ‘Grenache & Blends of the Year. Score awarded by the Halliday tasting panel at the annual Awards judging. Marcus Ellis writes: Dry-grown bush vines fruit from the legendary Smart vineyard in Clarendon. Fermented wild with 20% whole bunches, matured in French hogsheads. This is early on this wine, with so much to unfurl, but the promise is striking. Sour cherry, pomegranate, cranberry, blood orange and a ferrous rockiness, white pepper, raspberry leaf tea and warm terracotta cast across a framework of finely lacy but expansive tannins. Ample air, over two days, sees this soar, though only time will unlock all its secrets. If a case still needs to be made for those that doubt McLaren Vale grenache is inimitable, thrilling and unquestionably world class, then here is Exhibit A. Stunning.’
