Aphelion Grenache Rapture 2022
Red
McLaren Vale, Australia
8.8
WineSaint
Dark cherry fruit emerges with impressive concentration, while firm, almost severe tannins create an architecture built for decades. The stemmy elements add savory complexity rather than green notes. This is serious, brooding Grenache that pulls everything tight and precise. Needs until at least 2028 to begin showing its true form.
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Label
Aphelion
→Aphelion is a McLaren Vale producer building a focused body of work around single-vineyard Grenache and the occasional left-field white, with named sites doing the differentiation.