Grenache is very widely planted in the Barossa but it is only starting to find its way into a stand alone wine as the initial plantings were for fortified wines. As the popularity of that style of wine has been on the decline, it has freed up some of the best material to make its way into GSM blends and now straight varietal. The Teusner wine was bottled in magnums and released to mailing list customers and independent retailers.
Teusner Moppa Grenache 2005
On release this wine was a baller and it has settled down nicely. The tannins are almost fully resolved with a wedge of acidity still running through the core of the wine. The flavours are masked by the oak but the oak is so seductive I almost don't care. What flavours do come through are in the red spectrum with a bit of leather and spice but it is the heart beat of the wine that I can feel the strongest. It is pulsing through the wine and into my veins which almost makes me feel more alive.
Alcohol: 14.5%
Price: $147
Rated: 91
Drink: Now - 2020
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