Aphelion Grenache Confluence 2023

Red
McLaren Vale, Australia
7.2
WineSaint

Tart pomegranate and wild strawberry meet aggressive whole-bunch tannins that scrape the palate. The fruit feels overwhelmed by stemmy grip right now. High-toned acidity gives lift but can't mask the phenolic bitterness. Needs at least two years to find balance.

pomegranatewild strawberrystemsbitter herbs
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Aphelion

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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.