We just love this wine and it has quickly become a staff favourite! Aussie Grenache can be a bit of an unknown, but when it is made like this we reckon it is world beating. Great flavours, plenty of palate weight and just a delicious drink.
Winery notes (2024 Vintage)
"A vibrant, ruby-red, this 2024 McLaren Vale Grenache shines with youthful brightness. Aromas burst from the glass: fresh raspberry, red cherry and pomegranate layered with lifted rose petal, subtle white pepper and a hint of dusty earth. The palate is juicy and finely textured, delivering pure red-fruited energy with silky tannins and a gentle glide. Bright acidity keeps everything lively, while notes of cranberry and soft spice add complexity. Elegant, supple and beautifully balanced, it captures the region’s hallmark brightness and modern, fruit-driven style.
9-day wild ferment with regular pump over. 30% whole bunch inclusion. 10 months in seasoned French oak puncheons. Bottled without fining or filtration in July 2023. Vegan friendly."
5 Stars & 93/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, January 2026 (2024 Vintage)
"Sweetly ripe and fragrant, the wine shows dark plum, raspberry, rich floral, star anise, and toasted almond notes on the nose. The palate is silky-smooth and beautifully rounded, displaying supple texture and fine tannins, making it soothing and velvety with a delectable finish. At its best: now to 2034."
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Established on a 22 acre vineyard in Blewitts Springs, South Australia, Three Dark Horses is located in the heart of a region known for producing magnificent red varieties, their vineyard producing Shiraz and Cabernet and including a section of 60 year old Cabernet vines. They focus on offering small-batch, hand-made, affordable wines of character that represent their unique expression of the McLaren Vale region.
The hand-made aspect is central and of highest importance to Three Dark Horses, with everything being hand made, with a shovel, basket press and with wild yeast reigning supreme.
Three Dark Horses produces variants of Shiraz, Grancahe, Touriga and Cabernet, with a milestone occuring in 2014 when they produced their first white wines, a Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, both from the Adelaide Hills. It began when Matt, a former winemaker at Coriole, was presented with a unique opportunity to make wine from Bruno Romano’s old vineyard in the Seaview sub-region of McLaren Vale. It was an offer from his father Alan and grandfather Frank that he could not refuse.
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A very fine and comprehensive selection of both domestic and overseas wines, all at reasonable prices. Was very impressed and will visit again, both the store and website.
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18/04/2026
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30/03/2026
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17/03/2026
Trust their recommendations, the staff really know their wine
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06/03/2026
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04/02/2026
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22/09/2025
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21/09/2025
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13/08/2025
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03/08/2025
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31/07/2025
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03/07/2025
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02/06/2025
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30/05/2025
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27/04/2025
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26/04/2025
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20/04/2025
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08/01/2025
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18/12/2024
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10/12/2024
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18/10/2024
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14/06/2024
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07/06/2024
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31/05/2024
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25/05/2024
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09/05/2024
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Alli J
10/04/2024
All the way in Christchurch, but occasionally order from this store as it has wines I like that I can't source elsewhere, at a great price too. Always great service, and will keep using them.
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08/01/2024
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