Highlights: Honest Wines Time to Dance 2023 Swan Valley, Western Australia

Really like this gem from the Swan Valley, an old warm-climate region established long before Margaret River was even dreamt of. Old vine Grenache goodness.

Honest Wines Time to Dance 2023 Swan Valley, Western Australia
14.3% alcohol. This is Grenache Noir from an old (1966 planted) vineyard in the Swan Valley near Perth. 30% whole bunch made with an infusion technique (a bucket full of juice splashed over daily) and then matured in used oak. Pepper, spice, cinnamon and a hint of ginger with liqueur-like red cherries and plums, as well as some sweet strawberry, fennel and dried herbs. Nice complexity here. 93/100