Alkina 'Estate' Grenache 2025

Lovely garrigue spice, an earthy plasticene-like texture and pleasing dusty edges. Meaured Grenache ripeness and impressive depth of fruit all with immense ease and pleasure. This feels right in the spot - harmonious. Mitch Milicich, FWC.

Concrete is the vessel choice for this wine. Different ferments conspire to bring the sum of parts together.  Serious feel. Structured, dry and dusty tannins leading the way, dark cherry the fruit core, some roast meat and dried biltong in there too, truffle, porcini mushroom, dried Italianate herbs, a slurp of pomegranate juice and salted liquorice to finish. Salinity a thing in this wine, a minerally vein coursing through. Pleasure zone stuff and lots of stuffing too. Bold, bright, full, fleshy, a touch breathy maybe, but good gear.  

91 pts, Mike Bennie, The Wine Front