2021 Vanguardist Mourvèdre

I sat down with Michael Corbett last Saturday, to taste his new releases, and all the Grenache wines he’s made. It was excellent, but more on that later. This is from approximately 30 year old vines up at Yangarra.

Plenty of spice, white pepper, blue flowers, red and blue fruits, a subtle honey nut and grilled meat character. It’s bright, all boysenberry and blueberry, only medium-bodied, crisp and lively, a slatey/mineral character to acidity, fine dusty concrete tannin, sappy dried herb stuff, pulling crunchy and red fruited on a long finish. Wonderful level of energy and vibrant feel here. It showed no sign of tiring after being open for two days either.

Rated : 95 Points
Tasted : Oct22
Alcohol : 13.6%
Price : $65
Closure : Diam
Drink : 2024 - 2032+