John Duval Wines Plexus Red 2022

The aim of Plexus is to express a wide spectrum of fruit flavours whilst ensuring seamless integration of the contrasting characters of the three varietals. Shiraz provides rich dark fruits and mid-palate weight, whilst Grenache delivers a bright flavour spectrum of red fruits and spiced notes. Old vine Mourvèdre is integral to the blend, ensuring a good firm backbone of savoury tannin and a long finish.

Vintage: 2022

Grape Variety: Shiraz (49%), Grenache (35%) and Mourvèdre (16%)

Region: Barossa Valley 

95 points
Andrew Caillard MW, Vintage Journal, August 2024 “Deep crimson. Intense musky plum, dark cherry aromas with lifted floral notes. Smooth and velvety wine with abundant musky dark plummy, dark cherry fruits, grainy textures and integrated roasted walnut, mocha notes. Lovely density and vigour. Drink now–2030.”

Langtons Classified
8th Classification of Australian Wine, (one of only 100 Australian wines to make the classification) “John Duval’s Plexus Shiraz Grenache Mourvedre, with its interlaced parts and characters, is a retro-modern style borrowing from traditional winemaking techniques. These include partial barrel fermentation of shiraz parcels and maturation in new (10%) and seasoned French oak hogsheads and puncheons. Sourced primarily from mature vineyards (principally in the Tanunda, Light Pass and Ebenezer districts of the Barossa), this wine is exemplified by dark and red berry fruits, espresso notes, attractive volume and density. As the former winemaker of Penfolds Grange, Duval is a master of polished exactitude.”

94 points
Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion May 2024 “Lovely dark plum and boysenberry fruits with hints of cherry clafoutis, dark chocolate, roasting meats, clover blossom, softly spoken cedar and vanillin and earth. Supple and pure with fine gravelly tannins and a minerally cadence showing plum, spice and mocha tones at the tail.”