John Duval Wines Annexus Grenache 2021 - Museum Release

Tasting Note

Bright and juicy raspberry, red cherry and floral top notes lead into a savoury core of spice and earthy complexity. The palate is generous and graceful, layered with vibrant red fruits, savoury earthy spice and round, juicy tannins that carry through to a long and expressive finish.

Awards & Accolades 

95 Points
The Wine Advocate

This is a powerful wine but delicate too. The fruit is detailed and nuanced, encased in a complex framework of chewy tannins, with poached raspberry and a hint of rhubarb, tobacco and black tea, pressed roses, star anise, clove, a hint of aniseed and crushed rocks. It is undulating and complex, layered and chewy. Very good. A remarkable site and a beautiful season come together in this wine. The quantity was 100 dozen from the 2021 season. 14% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.
- The Wine Advocate

95 Points
The Real Review

Deep ruby to purple at the rim. Blueberry, olive, rosemary, and bresaola aromatics. Full bodied with serious concentration of black and blue fruits filling the core. Tannins have the power and precision to ensure that weight is controlled and as it flows the deep, meaty undertones are revealed. Finish is long and we see a slight lift from acidity, while a hint of dried rosemary lingers. A lot of wine here and will reveal many more layers with time.
- Stuart Knox

95 Points
Halliday Wine Companion

Grenache from a single, 1858-planted ancestor vine plot in Springton in the Eden Valley; matured for 14 months in older French oak. Geez, we are lucky to have these sorts of vine resources in Australia. Gingery and red-fruited with top notes of jasmine and orange blossom with hints of red licorice, pressed flowers, crushed stone and a light whiff of marzipan. Graceful and pure with lovely palate weight and brisk cadence, finishing long and spicy.
- Dave Brookes