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ALKINA Polygon 3 Grenache, Barossa Valley 2020 Magnum
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ALKINA Polygon 3 Grenache, Barossa Valley 2020 Magnum
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Alkina Polygon 3 Barossa Valley Grenache
Polygon 3 Grenache fruit grown on a propitiously sited old vine limestone outcrop, flecked with schist and iron. The plot is a meagre 0.274 hectares. Biodynamic farming, a given. 50 percent whole bunch imparts briar and a skein of lithe tannins, embellished with a natural fermentation in a concrete tulip, before 15 months in 10 year-old wood. This is Grenache for Pinot lovers! Transparent. Seville orange, turmeric and scents of the Moroccan souk. Red fruit allusions, too, beamed long by a mellifluous flow of juicy acidity melded to that immaculate veil of tannin, precise, pixelated and succulent. Almost sandy of feel.
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Expert Review
Ned Goodwin MW
A Polygon is a stringently defined plot, based on soil mapping and geology. Here, the magical mesh of limestone and schist, dating from the 1950's. Among the finest iterations of straight grenache in the world. Irrefutably. Tastes akin to top-drawer Burgundy, much like Rayas, with a similar Mediterranean jive of sweet fruit. Mid-weighted of touch, with a veil of chiffon tannins enveloping clove, white pepper, Seville orange, tamarind and kirsch. Ineffable really, so good is it. The feeling, ethereal, nervous and jittery; graceful and optimistic, such is the beauty on show. This could easily be nudged one more point upwards. Drink or hold.
97 points, JamesSuckling.com (May 2023)
Expert Review
James Halliday
Clear and bright hue, but not deep. A gloriously fragrant, indeed perfumed, bouquet of rosewater and violets, the palate in perfect unison, long and textured, with red fruits and multiple oriental spices. You can see a gentle hand on the tiller.
97 points, Halliday Wine Companion (October 2023)