Medium dark ruby. Direct, big nose of kirsch, crushed stones, and lemon juice. Full-bodied, with straight-on ripe, spicy raspberry fruit and a dry, saline, gravelly minerality that comes on in the finish. Pretty big, but with good acidity for a Grenache from down-under, and a long, juicy finish. B+. Was $13 and change at Spec's on Smith.
2009 Hesketh GRENACHE "Wild at Heart" (South Australia)
Medium dark ruby. Direct, big nose of kirsch, crushed stones, and lemon juice. Full-bodied, with straight-on ripe, spicy raspberry fruit and a dry, saline, gravelly minerality that comes on in the finish. Pretty big, but with good acidity for a Grenache from down-under, and a long, juicy finish. B+. Was $13 and change at Spec's on Smith.
Labels:
Australian Reds,
Grenache,
Under $15
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