DANDELION VINEYARDS TREASURE TROVE GRENACHE 2024

Winery notes (2024 Vintage)
"The Treasure Trove is a part of our Firehawk Farm, a single biodynamically run vineyard perched atop an ancient ridge overlooking McLaren Vale the Willunga escarpment and the Gulf St Vincent. Firehawk is our Native Bird of Prey that soars over our vineyards; acting as scarecrow to other birds, rabbits and the like that eat ripening grapes.

Selected bunches were handpicked by family and friends in early March. We gently crushed two thirds of the fruit over whole bunches into open top fermenters. After 7 days of fermentation the wine was basket pressed into French oak barrels, some new and the balance seasoned. This was followed by 12 months maturation with minimal winemaking artefact before bottling, to capture the essence of the vineyard. The wine will reward cellaring and decanting.

Savoury red berry and red fruit. All spice, a pine forest floor, and nougat. Raspberries on the cane at dawn on the first day of the rest of your life. Grenache as licorice and plum profound. Ephemeral and ethereal and giving a long, perfumed performance. A fragrance more than an aroma. Grenache as poets smell it. This unashamedly pinot noir-ish grenachenoir-ish red wine makes remarkable first impressions. Delicate, poised, playful and humorous. A grenache that is not only delicious but also a comedy of off-dry red and blue berries. Quick and clean, the finish is snappy, but then you are taken back to the top of the previous paragraph."

5 Stars & 94/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, May 2026 (2024 Vintage)
"Sweetly fruited with savoury nuances, the enticing bouquet features dark plum, smoked game, star anise, and toasted almond characters, leading to a silky-smooth palate that's succulent and plump. Beautifully framed by layers of silky tannins, leading to a lengthy, satisfying finish. At its best: now to 2034."