The Colonial Estate Alexander Laing Barossa Grenache 2015
- ★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.41 out of 5 stars.
- 95 POINT RATED OLD VINE GRENACHE FROM NORTH WESTERN BAROSSA VALLEY
- MULTIPLE INTERNATIONAL GOLD MEDAL WINNER
- GOLD MEDAL MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION 2017
- 4 TIME INTERNATIONAL & DOMESTIC GOLD MEDAL WINNER
- ALEXANDER LAING NOMINATED FOR WINESTATE WINE OF THE YEAR 2016
Vintage: | 2015 |
Source/Region: | Barossa Valley, South Australia |
Grape Variety: | Grenache |
Cellaring: | Drinking well now and over the next decade |
Bottle Top: | Foil over cork |
Alcohol Content: | 14.50 |
Standard Drinks: | 8.60 |
Rating: | 95 |
Light bright crimson purple in colour. Quite intense aromatics of earth and spice, together with a hint of rose petal and turkish delight. Concentrated rich red and black berry, plum characters being quite dominant with underlying pepper and spice. Subtle hints of raspberry and red licorice flavours, with a backbone of finely grained tannins and oak.
Alexander Laing is sourced from a single vineyard in Greenock on the far northwestern slopes of the Barossa valley. The Grenache from Alexander Laing vineyard manifests itself as small berries on small bunches that are packed with flavour. That, coupled with old vines that have already proved their provenance, gives us a perfect base. At dawn, the grapes are handpicked then destemmed. Fermentation, like our top wines, Exile and Émigré, is conducted in vats, followed by maloactic fermentation and ageing in French oak barrels.
95 Points Wine Showcase Magazine
"Savoury bouquet with a spicy lift, with nice intense flavoured palate with a good tannin spine."
At The China Wine & Spirit Awards 2017 The Colonial Estate Alexander Laing Grenache 2015 Outpointed;
Mr Riggs 'The Magnet' Grenache 2015 ($30 A Bottle)
d'Arenberg 'The Derelict' Grenache 2013 ($30 A Bottle)
At the Sydney Royal Wine Show 2017 The Colonial Alexander Laing 2015 Grenache Outpointed;
S. Pannell Grenache 2015 ($55 A Bottle & 96 Halliday Pts)
Richard Hamilton Burton's Vineyard Bush Vine Grenache 2015 ($45 A Bottle)
Gold Medal
China Wine & Spirit Awards Best Value 2017
Melbourne International Wine Competition 2017
Wine Showcase Magazine 2017
China Wine & Spirit Awards Best Value 2018
Award Winner
Sydney Royal Wine Show 2017
Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2017
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