Ironcloud "Rock of Solitude" Purple Patch GSM 2019 (SK 95)

Sam Kim , Wine Orbit 95 points.

James Halliday Wine Companion 93 points.
Fruit from the scenic Ferguson Valley. Pure purple fruits on the nose and palate, this is a pretty mouthful of flavour. The alcohol adds a trace of spice through the finish, but it is perfectly tolerable. All things in place here, this is a pleasurable little number. A lot to like.
Erin Larkin
Published 13 August 2021

Grenache/Shiraz/Mourvedre 56/29/15%.

WINERY NOTES:
Vibrant aromas of cherry and sweet spice. A balanced, medium bodied elegant wine with flavours of strawberry and dark cherry supported by sweet spice and silky tannins with a lingering finish.
The 2019 Purple Patch is a traditional Rhone style blend of Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvedre. The fruit for this wine was estate grown from vines planted in 1999, Mourvedre being the exception which was planted in 2006 as the link between the Grenache and Shiraz, tying the structure together.
The Grenache, Shiraz and Mouvedre grapes were harevested and fermented separately. The Shiraz was aged in new and older French Oak barrels. The Grenache and Mouvedre was aged in older French Oak barrels.Before blending together fined and filtered and bottled.

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