This is delightfully styled, showing sweet cherry, floral, olive and warm spice aromas, leading to a beautifully smooth palate that's rounded and flowing. A lovely expression of the variety with an immediate appeal. At its best: now to 2028

Shiraz and Grenache blend beautifully in many of the warmer parts of South Australia. This AAA is Paxton's 9th release, crafted similar to a Rhone-style wine yet it is packed with Au's Terroir. Bright with juicy red berry fruits and spices on the palate with well integrated oak and tannins, giving this wine a remarkable lengthy finish.

This genuinely Super Six showcases the quality of Grenache coming out of McLaren Vale with three highly accoladed stars. Save $162 on 2 bottles of 3 real beauties. First, Penny Hill's The Experiment is a 95pt Single Vineyard Grenache of "seductive fruit purity... and elegant complexity" (Wine Orbit), then an iconic GSM 2019 from d'Arenberg, with two Golds and scores of 96, 95 & 92pts. Thistledown's Thorny Devil isa pretty "long and layered" 93pt old vine Grenache from specialists of the grape! "Grenache’s red fruit arsenal is on display in raspberry, cherry, redcurrant, pomegranate et al, along with billowing rose-scented florals, though on the more generous end of that palette. 93pts. Great Value." (Halliday).

In the glass: Pale salmon pink.On the nose: Raspberry, cherry, cranberry, watermelon, rose water and white pepper.On the palate: Bright with ethereal and pure core fruit depth, mouth-watering savoury elements, pepper complexity, and a long finish.