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The Romas Grenache is a single-site wine from a bush vine patch planted in the 1940s. This is the steepest stoniest section of the Blewitt Springs Grenache site previously tasted. The old gnarly bush vines are dry-grown and are extremely low yielding. This site has a due East aspect and is located at 240 metres above sea level and represents Blewitt Springs’ higher altitude stony geology with fewer areas of sand and more quartz, ironstone, and shale content. The rocky soils impact most noticeably on reduced yields and added concentration.
Roasted duck with cherry sauce and greens
Typically each vintage yields a vivid kaleidoscope of fresh-cut roses, Turkish delight, musk, sherbert, blood orange, blueberry, raspberry, and kirsch fruit across an effortless powerful palate aloft with silk and ultra-fine talcum-like extract. Nuances of crushed rock, flint, graphite, iodine, and ferrous-like rust take this expression to the next level. Despite the majesty of the tasting note the profile is medium-weighted and mirrors an iron fist in the velvet glove analogy. Amazing both right now to drink and also for the next 20 years in the cellar.
