{"product_id":"mmad-grenache-2024","title":"MMAD Grenache 2024","description":"\u003cp id=\"p-rc_69110741debfa8af-51\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-68 citation-end-68\"\u003eBlewitt Springs based MMAD is quite the all-star act.\u003csup class=\"superscript embedded\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-67\"\u003eThe mature vineyard site was acquired in 2021 by\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-67\"\u003eMichael Hill Smith MW, Martin Shaw, Adam Wadewitz, and David LeMire MW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-67 citation-end-67\"\u003e (the initials forming MMAD). The 16.5 hectare site features 87yr old Grenache vines, 85yr Shiraz and super old, in relative terms, Chenin at 62yrs of age.\u003csup class=\"superscript embedded\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-67 citation-end-67\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Now bottled under Diam, a preference based on tasting trials. This is in excellent form – duskily floral, mineral, with old-vine depth and balance, silky, plush in the right way through the midpalate, bunch notes adding ultra-subtle spice and chewy tannin to the sandy, silty skin tannin. There’s something about the fruit, off those ’39 vines on sandy soils, that is so distinctive, with deep blue and purple florals, sultry and spicy, dark red fruits, ripe but weightless. There are also blue fruit tones and a maritime, iodine quality, an iron oxide note present but not dominant. The aroma is showstopping but not showy. In fact, it took me some time to taste the wine, such is the allure; but the palate confirms that this is likely the best release yet.\" - Marcus Ellis (Halliday Wine Companion).\" \u003cstrong\u003e97pts | Marcus Ellis | Halliday Wine Companion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_69110741debfa8af-52\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-66\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"MMAD red wines have a whole new groove and by that I mean they are now sealed under Diam closure, and what a win that is for those that are lucky enough to own a Coravin because this sure is a wine to be savoured each and every sip. Holy heavenly aromas batman, this is seduction in a glass. Tea rose, sweet pea and framboise rise from the glass, followed by an evocative turn into a Chinese tea shop: oolong, burdock root and fine spice. There’s an otherworldly finesse on the palate, where silty, time-worn tannins settle into place with quiet authority. Acidity pulls back like a gathering tide before surging forward with freshness and energy, giving the wine both tension and lift. The fruit and shape reminds you of its Grenache but not like anything you have had before. This is truly special in every way. What to drink with this, well stewed game meats would work nicely but I would be inclined to go for Chinese pork floss milk buns whilst you fall into a soft couch in total happiness. Remarkable wine.\" \u003cstrong\u003e98pts | \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShanteh Wale | The Wine Pilot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_69110741debfa8af-52\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-66\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Glory be. This is a shockingly beautiful red wine, fragrant and expressive, fruity and savoury, smoky, perfumed, juicy and electrically well sustained. You don’t roll out the red carpet for this wine; it is the red carpet. It shows red and blue berry flavours, floral notes, positive reduction, black olives and whispers of anise. The finesse and stretch of the tannin here, bearing fruit-laden goods as it flares through the finish, is almost worth the price of admission alone. Blewitt Springs you beauty. Hell yes.\" \u003cstrong\u003e96pts | Campbell Mattinson \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-65 citation-end-65\"\u003eOrganic Farming\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Slow Beer and Wine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48922706870425,"sku":null,"price":79.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.slowbeerandwine.com.au\/products\/mmad-grenache-2024","provider":"Slow Beer and Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}