Grenache 1850 Ancestor Vine 2016

CIRILLO ESTATE WINES

Grenache 1850 Ancestor Vine
2016

Product code
874811
Format
12 x 750ml
Listing type
Allocated
Status
Available
Type of product
Still wine
Country
Australia
Regulated designation
Table wine
Region
South Australia
Subregion
Barossa
Varietal(s)
Grenache
Colour
Red
Producer's website
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About this winery

Hailing from the sun baked southern Italian region of Calabria, Vincent Cirillo immigrated to South Australia in 1946 with over 400 years of wine making history in the family spanning 9 generations. The Barossa Valley became home in 1842, along with the acquisition of some remarkable vineyards planted in 1848, making them of some of the very first Barossa Valley vines ever planted. These parcels of Grenache and Semillon are now recognised as the oldest surviving and producing examples of these...

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Product notes

The Cirillo Grenache is more about the variety than the oak. The balance between the primary fruit and the acidity make this a beautifully seamless wine that mimics Rhone styles. One of the few Australian Grenaches that will reward over a decade of cellaring.

Tasting notes

Bright crimson and cranberry with aromas of dark berry fruits and spices. Medium to full bodied with flavours of cherry, aniseed, and five spice on the palate. Incredible depth and length on the finish.

Press reviews

Vinous

- 96 points -

Angus Hughson, June 2023 (Vintage 2016)

This 2016 Grenache 1850 Ancestor Vine is crafted off the oldest Grenache vineyard in Australia, planted before 1850. The 2016 vintage offers up an ethereal experience radiating with dark cherry, roasted meats, bacon fat and soy sauce aromas and a fine dusting of crushed spices. There is lovely texture and approachability to the wine, although it also remains bound up. In the glass, more meaty, spicy, fennel and coriander seed flavors slowly rise up over fine yet firm tannins - the overall experience is quite seamless. Still young and tightly wound, despite its age, its combination of excellent balance and a long, sustained finish showcases a benchmark Barossan Grenache that will age very well.

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