Woodstock “The Octogenarian” Grenache 2018 (2 x 750ml)

Variety: Grenache/Tempranillo Tasting notes: A cooler vintage and long ripening season brought lively acidity and finely structured tannins to a wine with bright colour and lifted red fruit aromatics of cherry and raspberry. A combination of fine palate structure and bright red fruit aroma has built a balanced style of wine that will drink well in its youth or will reward you with careful cellaring of up to 8 years. Review: 95 points, Huon Hooke Deep red colour with a good tint of purple. The bouquet is leathery and full of what seem to be oak-derived overtones. Herbal; a hint of lamb fat. The wine is full-bodied, intense and quite drying towards the finish, the tannins taking over somewhat at the death knell. It has mysterious depths, great flavour, concentration and volume. A top grenache.