Aphelion Brini Grenache 2023

What a difference 12 months makes? We tried this on release (nearly 12 months ago) and found it a bit angular and raw. A hard act to follow off the back of the remarkably good 2022. Well having revisited this recently, it's a different wine. It's really settled into itself with the stiff shoulders being replaced with gentle mouthfeel and seamless edges. It's far more complete: now being expressive and assured. Medium framed with ballooning aromatics of red cherry/glazed cherry, orange zest and slightly grainy tannin. This sits alongside a number of other straight Grenache wines from this part of the world which really contend to be the best in Australia. - Ches Cook, Five Way Cellars.