Thistledown The Vagabond Grenache 2021 (750ml) Nebbiolo 91James Suckling Tilled earth

91James Suckling Tilled earth

Lashings of blackberry and liquorice

The well-spiced finish shows a minerally verve

while this fully extracted and ripe Syrah ends with a fiery note

Since 1809

Thistledown The Vagabond Grenache 2021 (750ml) Nebbiolo 91James Suckling Tilled earthFrom old, dry grown, bush trained vineyards in the revered Blewitt Springs district of McLaren Vale, planted in deep sands with some ironstone. The fruit was all hand picked and 68% was then wild fermented in a concrete pyramid which had layers of whole bunches and alternating layers of crushed fruit. This ferment had no mechanical extraction. The balance was wild fermented in an open fermenter with 35% whole bunches, and was hand plunged twice daily.