Aphelion Affinity McLaren Vale Grenache Mourvèdre 2024

Savoury and complex but very appealing McLaren Vale blend from winemaker Rob Mack. Rob Mack was voted Young Gun of Wine in 2018 and his Aphelion, which won Best Small Producer at the McLaren Vale Wine Show in 2019, now proudly sports a Halliday estate rating of Five Red Stars. “85/15% grenache from Seaview/mourvèdre from Whites Valley; 15% whole bunch. Strawberry, raspberry and morello cherry, intensely rendered – though with plenty of airspace, transparency and flow – along with scrubby herbs, dried bay, turned earth, blood orange, cracked pepper and some darker spices. It has volume but not weight on the palate, the tannins finely wrought yet chewy, a burst of freshness to close. 93pts” Marcus Ellis, The Halliday Wine Companion.