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04:04 – THREE LESSER-KNOWN FACTS ABOUT GRENACHE =====================

Grenache is one of those cultivars that feels so familiar (after all, it is one of the top ten most planted cultivars in the world), but when we dig even two spadefuls trivia deeper than “It’s from Spain” or “They use it in Chateauneuf-du-Pape”, we usually come up empty handed.

Like, who are its parents? (I have no idea) Or why isn’t “Hairy Grenache” more widely cultivated? (It really should be). So in this video we’re going to explore some lesser publicized Grenache trivia, using the fascinating Cape Rock Grenache Noir 2021 as our springboard.

The Cape Rock winemaking team are almost as reclusive as the Cape Rock Lobster from when they got their monicker, but that doesn’t stop us dragging their incredible wines out from sleep Olifantsberg plains, and holding them up to the light. Both figuratively and literally (the colour on this Grenache is spectacular).

Winemaker Gavin Brand continues his brand of minimal intervention winemaking as he produces one of the more memorable grenaches that we’ve sampled in recent times.

If you have yet to sign up for your Monthly HanDrinksSolo Wine Subscription then you’ll have to hunt this wine down in your own time. But until then, here are my tasting notes and some technical specs:

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👃🏼 – pink liquorice all sorts, Turkish delight, toffee apple, cherry lifesaver, fresh earth,

👄 – aromas follow from nose into palate, Turkish delight, cherry lifesaver, blood orange, fresh strawberries,

Light, precise, high clarity, lovely length, good bit of gentle grip on the finish.

Really lovely.