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Head Old Vine Grenache 2019 has been announced at the winner of the James Halliday Grenache Challenge for 2020.
The James Halliday Grenache Challenge is Australia's only show dedicated to Grenache and 130 entries were received. This was awarded 97 points by judges and took home the trophy. I'll point out there were many fancy, higher priced wines in the show, but this beat them all! Grenache lovers, this is where Grenache is this year. Alex Head, the winemaker is on a roll. He has had a stella year and this caps it off.
Alex specialises in Grenache and this wine is produced from a 160-year-old vineyard, one of the oldest in the world. ,
"Ripe raspberry, rosy and minty perfume, a little soil and gravel. It’s rich and throaty, almond and dark raspberry, a fair bit of grip from tannin, kind of dry, but with succulence of fruit. Some chamois-like texture on the finish, which is firm and pleasingly long. Quite well-packed this year, and almost a little sullen, but very good." Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)