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Thistledown Thorny Devil Grenache 2023

Vintage: 2022

$27.99

Fruit for Thorny Devil comes from a variety of some of the finest vineyards in McLaren Vale. Old bush trained vines and sandy, mineral strewn vineyards ensure that this is amongst our most delicious Grenaches. The resulting wine has the characteristic McLaren Vale perfume and spice with a beguiling texture and perfume that unfolds, layer by layer.

94 points – Halliday Wine Companion

93 points – James Suckling

92 points – Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Professional Scores

91

A gently appealing nose of ripe red berry fruit is backed by flowers still on their stalks, white pepper and milk chocolate. The palate is full-figured by Grenache standards, with crunchy acidity and tightly structured, chalky tannins, but it never loses its silky, red-fruited juiciness.

Wine Enthusiast

90

Wine-Searcher collates scores from a wide range of critics, from influential single palates like Robert Parker and Jancis Robinson to publications like Wine Spectator, all adjusted for the 100-point scale.

Wine-Searcher Aggregate Score

91

A gently appealing nose of ripe red berry fruit is backed by flowers still on their stalks, white pepper and milk chocolate. The palate is full-figured by Grenache standards, with crunchy acidity and tightly structured, chalky tannins, but it never loses its silky, red-fruited juiciness.

Wine Enthusiast
750ml