Aphelion Grenache Welkin 2023

Red
McLaren Vale, Australia
6.5
WineSaint

Confected raspberry jam floods the palate, the fruit reading overly sweet against chalky, drying tannins. Bright acidity tries to provide lift, but can't overcome the wine's simple construction. An uncomplicated McLaren Vale Grenache for immediate consumption.

raspberry jamchalky tanninsbright acidityconfected fruit
Label

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.