Curtis Limited Series McLaren Vale Grenache 2020 [SK 96]

Cellar Door Price 100 AUD.

"Its wonderfully ripe and seductively complex, showing dark berry, cedar, anise, thyme and subtle cocoa notes on the nose. The impressively concentrated palate offers expansive mouthfeel and silky flow, back by loads of fine-grained tannins. Multi-layered and gratifying. At its best: now to 2035. Price: $100.00; Rating: 96 Points; Sam Kim; Wine Orbit."

The new faces behind the Curtis Family Vineyards are Mark, Thomas & Jenna Curtis, with the guidance of their father, Claudio Curtis who lives on the vineyard just outside McLaren Vale. The name Curtis is thought to derive from Curtius, a noble and wealthy family of the First and Second Centuries AD, the Roman Empire era originating from the Latinium people. Bursting with ripe red berry aromas with hints of vanilla. Full bodied and bursting with a complex mix of flavours of ripe red berries, chocolate and spice. Great middle palate sweetness with well integrated French oak provides generous vanilla over tones and silky tannins.