Dandelion Kilikanoon Grenache Wines
Grenache wine has seen a steady rise in popularity over the last 20 or so years - in the last 4 or 5 it's gone absolute gangbusters. No longer is it sidelined for fortification or blended away, rather it is being championed, particularly in the McLaren Vale and Barossa Valley, as a legitimate high-quality table wine. We find so much scope in Grenache wines with some offerings being incredibly light and approachable, almost Pinot Noir-like and others being treated more like a ballsy Shiraz. Either way, we’re on board.
Is Grenache similar to Pinot Noir?
Yeah, well… sort of. Sometimes it is referred to as poor man's Pinot. Not that Pinot is necessarily better… but Pinot requires much more labour in the vineyard – so it is substantially more expens ...
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- Dandelion Faraway Tree of McLaren Vale Grenache 2020Special Price $100.00 Regular Price $120.00A deep and intense wine packed with red cherries, black fruits, spice and cedar. Length and depth of fruit are exceptional. Enjoy now or cellar for up to 10 years. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. Learn More
- Dandelion Treasure Trove of McLaren Vale Grenache 2019Special Price $35.00 Regular Price $40.00A wonderful Grenache with a little age. New school bright fruit and exceptionally deftly placed tannins meet high-quality, old-school oak. Ned Goodwin from the Halliday Wine Companion wrote a year ago ‘too much mocha-vanilla-infused oak enshrouding this, the fruit and structural latticework beyond it is sublime, auguring well for future change... Raspberry bon-bon, thyme, orange zest and lavender. The acidity, juicy and palpably natural. The grape tannins, lithe and etched with grace... I score this with the promise to which I hold it.’ A year later and this wine’s time has arrived, it is a ripper! Learn More
- Kilikanoon Prodigal Grenache 2021$40.00Winner of Gold and Top Gold at the Adelaide Show and subsequently awarded the Trophy for best Grenache in show. An exceptional, medium bodied, old vine offering matured for 15 month in old oak, offering wonderful aromatics. Soft fruit is made mouthwatering thanks to excellent acidity. Learn More
- Kilikanoon Walton 1946 Grenache 2020Special Price $90.00 Regular Price $96.00An absolute stunner sourced from a 77 year old vineyard, with the fruit spending over a year in French 500L puncheons. Red fruits, plum, five spice and wonderfully savoury cedar. Exceptionally concentrated and intense. Worth decanting as the wine grows in stature as it breathes. An absolute pleasure to drink. Learn More