At twelve dollars a bottle this is still made the awkward way: open fermenters, cellar hands in waders treading the skins by foot, and a traditional basket press. McLaren Vale GSM, 2021 — 62% Grenache, 20% Shiraz, 18% Mourvèdre, 14.5% alcohol.
The fruit comes mostly off very old bush vines around McLaren Vale, and the wine matures in a mix of barriques and larger casks. Screwcap, and vegan, if either matters to you.
Dark berries and blackcurrant, chocolate and baking spice, tannins firm enough that it wants food rather than a sofa. No publication has scored the 2021 yet; Wine Enthusiast gave the 2019 red blend 89 points.
This is the house-red end of McLaren Vale: riper and sweeter-fruited than a Rhône GSM at the same money, and it holds up next to bottles at twice the price.
Give it twenty minutes open. Lamb, grilled pork chops, or a bolognese.
Shop more Grenache and GSM, the rest of our red wine, or everything we stock under twenty dollars, with Brooklyn pickup and same-day delivery across NYC.
At twelve dollars a bottle this is still made the awkward way: open fermenters, cellar hands in waders treading the skins by foot, and a traditional basket press. McLaren Vale GSM, 2021 — 62% Grenache, 20% Shiraz, 18% Mourvèdre, 14.5% alcohol.
The fruit comes mostly off very old bush vines around McLaren Vale, and the wine matures in a mix of barriques and larger casks. Screwcap, and vegan, if either matters to you.
Dark berries and blackcurrant, chocolate and baking spice, tannins firm enough that it wants food rather than a sofa. No publication has scored the 2021 yet; Wine Enthusiast gave the 2019 red blend 89 points.
This is the house-red end of McLaren Vale: riper and sweeter-fruited than a Rhône GSM at the same money, and it holds up next to bottles at twice the price.
Give it twenty minutes open. Lamb, grilled pork chops, or a bolognese.
Shop more Grenache and GSM, the rest of our red wine, or everything we stock under twenty dollars, with Brooklyn pickup and same-day delivery across NYC.
