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Thistledown Thorny Devil Grenache 2025

PRICE PER BOTTLE
$40.00
PRICE PER SIX
$228.00
$240.00
Quantity
AvailabilityIn stock
Volume750ml
Vintages2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
VarietiesGrenache
Region/CountryAustralia, South Australia, McLaren Vale
Rating95 points
Description

Thorny Devil comes from a variety of sites, all of which have in common that that they are old, bush trained and dry grown. With Grenache, we are always looking to maximise fruit purity, texture and finesse and do so through earlier picking, selection of blocks within the vineyard and a detailed understanding of each site and how it reacts to the season.

The fruit was hand picked from a variety of sites, all of which were vinified separately with up to 30% whole bunches retained in the ferment. Fermentation began naturally and hand plunging twice a day was carried out through to dryness. Gently pressed off skins before 10 months in old oak hogsheads.

The resulting wine has the characteristic McLaren Vale perfume and spice with a beguiling texture and perfume that keeps you interested.

Ratings
Score95 points
ReviewerMarcus Ellis
Review
Built from a mix of sites, with the theme being old bush vines; seasoned oak for about eight months. This has gone up a few dollars, yet it remains one of the country’s best value wines, when you consider provenance, quality and pure joy-giving potential. This is expressly fruitful and open at this early stage. Ripe redcurrant, maraschino cherries, rosehip tea, kirsch, rosewater and dried rose petals in spice, a stroll through a Persian souk – perhaps an indulgent analogy, but it has that evocation of ancient luxury, when spice and perfume were marvels. The elegant headiness is delightful, but it’s the natural tensioning that elevates this, with detailed, quietly complex tannins yielding integrated savouriness.
Specifications
ClosureScrew Cap
Serving temp14-18 °C
Alcohol14.5%
Cellar Untilundefined+
Tasting Profile
Palate

Characteristic McLaren Vale perfume and spice with a beguiling texture and perfume that unfolds, layer by layer.