2022 Geoff Merrill Saint Nic Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 12 Pack

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Sam Kim - Wine Orbit

Sweetly fruited and fragrant, the bouquet shows dark plum, mulberry, smoked meat, clove, and roasted nut aromas. The palate displays succulent fruit intensity with silky texture and finely integrated tannins, finishing harmonious and flavoursome.

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Ken Gargett - Winepilot

A McLaren Vale version of this famous blend, the split is 56% Grenache, 28% Shiraz and 16% Mourvèdre. The wine spends a year in older oak puncheons for maturation. From the excellent 2022 vintage, the name is in honour of Geoff’s son, Nic. A garnet red hue, the nose gives us a range of aromas including red cherries, bay leaves, leather, chocolate, black fruits and licorice. There is well integrated oak still evident, with good concentration throughout the wine. Juicy acidity, medium length, fine tannins and a lingering finish, there is lots to like here and this is good buying. Enjoy over the next eight years.

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Ray Jordan - Winepilot

This is a delightfully fragrant, fresh, and quite bouncy GSM sourced from vineyards in South Australia. It’s very much about spicy fruit and flavour. There are bright, almost blue fruits and the palate is neatly integrated with fine, chalky tannins sustaining its length. It’s a perfect wine for drinking in the short term.