Top 10 award-winning eco-friendly wines from the Organic Masters 2020
25th June, 2020
by
Patrick Schmitt
10. Warboys Vineyard McLaren Vale Grenache
- Producer: Angove Family Wines
- Region: McLaren Vale
- Country: Australia
- Grape variety: Grenache
- Abv: 14.5%
- Vintage: 2018
- Closure: Natural cork
- Approx. retail price: £20-30
- Medal: Gold – Organic Wine Masters 2020
If you love Grenache – the key to the juicy red berry peppery character of the great wines of Chateauneuf-du-Pape or Priorat – then don’t forget Australia’s McLaren Vale. A beacon of Grenache quality in the New World, this tough vine loves the heat and sandy soils of this part of Australia, and thankfully, many of the historic vineyards remain – which were once used to produce grapes for fortified wine. Among the superb Grenache examples from this part of the world is this one from a top name in organics – Angove Family Vineyards – which hails from a 60 year old vineyard called Warboys. Loaded with ripe red cherry and strawberry fruit, and some sweet vanilla from oak-ageing, and warming alcohol, it’s easy to love, but it has a serious side too: with a touch of grippy tannin and fresh acidity, it has a dry and bright edge, indeed, this may be super ripe with masses of ripe soft berry fruit, but it’s not a heavy wine, which is why is such a joy to drink.