Varney Wines

2020 VARNEY WINES GSM, MCLAREN VALE

The predecessor was quite possibly the finest GSM yet tasted on these shores, where the moniker is oft used. The generous percentage of mourvèdre (20%), the key to the firmly articulated latticework that transcends the jubey, soft norm. As Rhône-like as it gets. Grenache (55%), the kirsch, sandalwood and white pepper. Shiraz (25%), the florals and salumi. Old vines, propitious siting and the confidence to extract with an MO of savoury complexity and strident tannins that ready one for the fifth glass rather than one sip. NG 14.2% alc.

$35 / 2028

Tell us something interesting about this wine? Sourced from some of McLaren Vale’s most distinguished vineyards in Blewitt Springs, Seaview, and Whites Valley. Picked early to retain acidity. Cold soaked. Whole bunch carbonic maceration. Forty days on skins in headed-down open fermenters. Pressed to seasoned oak.

VARNEY WINES ★★★★★ MCLAREN VALE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

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