This wine comes off of a block that was planted in 1935 and has been run organically ever since the first vine was planted. As the 2010 vintage experienced near perfect conditions, I was very excited to see what Troy could do with such fruit. Many Grenache based wines from the Barossa have a boiled lolly component but this wine doesn't have any of those flavours. This wine sits beautifully in the red berry flavour spectrum with hints of flowers and dried rose petals blowing in the wind. I would almost call this wine restrained in its approach but the sweet oak is masking some of the detail at this stage of the wines development. What separates this from a lot of the other wines in the area is the tannin structure. It slowly coats the interior of my mouth and lays down the foundation for some serious enjoyment. The balance of flavour and structure is beautiful and there is still one more trick up this wines sleeve and that is a silkiness to the palate weight. Just yummo! While I think this isn't drinking at its peak now, I would only give this a few years in the cellar before I would rip into them.
Alcohol: 15.5%
Price: $45
Rated: 93
Drink: 2014 - 2020
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