Thistledown - Fool on the Hill Grenache 2022 (750ml) Australia McLaren Vale Grenache its ruby/purple-tinged hue is followed

its ruby/purple-tinged hue is followed by a beautiful nose of cassis

A perfect aperitif wine

The 2020 Brunello Di Montalcino is a bright red/ruby color and is pretty on the nose with aromas of baked strawberries

nectarine and a hint of ginger

Tightly meshed and harmonious

Thistledown - Fool on the Hill Grenache 2022 (750ml) Australia McLaren Vale Grenache its ruby/purple-tinged hue is followedThe Fool on the Hill is brand new. Sourced from two tiny plots of essentially dry grown bush vine Grenache, planted by Joel Mattschoss, high in the Eden Valley on soils that require a vine to struggle. Its a spectacular plot with an unusually bright future, though the impenetrable soils, lack of adequate water and exposure would have led all but the bravest to question the sense of the project. The signature Thistledown lifted aromatics are present