Alkina Old Quarter 2021
Red
Barossa Valley, Australia
8.0
WineSaint
Dark fruit liqueur and iron flood the palate, shot through with licorice root and game meat. The 1950s vines deliver savage concentration. Waves of blackberry preserves and tar that coat the mouth. Massive, chewy tannins need time to resolve, but there's juice and energy buried beneath the phenolic grip. A bruiser that demands patience.
blackberry liqueurtargame meatlicorice root
Label
Alkina
→Barossa Valley producer focused on single-site and variety-specific expressions, with a particular emphasis on old-vine Grenache and Shiraz. Wines are released under a tiered label structure ranging from estate blends to named single-vineyard bottlings.