Saltfleet Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2023

Grenache is all the fashion in the McLaren Vale these days, including some beautiful blends of which Saltfleet’s GSM is one. This is a delightful homage to McLaren Vale, with ripe red and black fruits, violets, chocolate, sweet and savoury spice and pipe tobacco. Texturally complex with a combination of silk, fluffy lanolin and cashmere. Pure, curvy and juicy, with a great depth of flavour and an overall impression of great polish. Triumphant wine, and an absolute bargain. Waters Wine Co

70/16/14% grenache/mourvèdre/shiraz from the Brini/Perkins/Stevens vineyards. This has all the earthy iron-laced appeal of classic regional GSM but, as is the Saltfleet way, it does so with a good degree of verve and freshness. The red-fruited grenache leads the chorus, with cracked spices, bay laurel and hardy herbs. There’s a flex to the palate, the grenache swelling with red-fruited generosity, though never becoming broad with it, just pleasingly generous, a carefully built skein of tannins controlling the show. This benefits meaningfully with air, becoming more floral, the grenache asserting itself more, fragrantly lifting with wild red berries and cherries. It’s just so detailed and engaging. Give it some time and it’s an utter charm. 95 points – Halliday Wine Comapnion

A blend of three distinctive parcels: Grenache from Blewitt Springs, Shiraz from Ingoldby Road, and Mataro from Sellicks Hill. The result is a wine of depth and balance, with a richly layered flavour profile. Aromas of red cherry, warm spice, and subtle hints of leather lead into a concentrated palate. The tannins are structured and fine, giving way to a long, nuanced, and satisfying finish. – Saltfleet