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ALKINA Polygon 5 Grenache, Barossa Valley 2020 Bottle
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ALKINA Polygon 5 Grenache, Barossa Valley 2020 Bottle
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Alkina Polygon 5 Barossa Valley Grenache
The fruit for the Polygon 5 Grenache is sourced from vines planted on deeper, more schistous soils with rivets of iron-rich clay. Biodynamic, of course. Raspberry bon bon, pepper grind, lavender and thyme, as if an expression of a unique version of Australian garrigue. The tannins, burlier here, are swabbed with tapenade as they expand with air. For comparison’s sake, this is akin to a Châteauneuf on galets, rather than one on sand. A powerful wine juxtaposed against an uncanny lightness of being.
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Expert Review
Ned Goodwin MW
This polygon, or micro-plot, is defined by fractured schist and clay. Planted in the mid 1950's. Richer and more lateral than the Polygon 3 sibling, yet still mid-weighted of feel with impressive glide and levity. Molten raspberry bon bon, dried thyme, lavender, anise and smear of black olive tapenade across the lustrous, somewhat sooty finish. The end is long and bolshy, driven by the force of explosive fruit, rather than the tannic compression, mineral-coaxed detail and scintillating freshness of the 3. A brilliant wine, all the same. Drink or hold.
96 points, jamessuckling.com (May 2023)
Expert Review
James Halliday
More depth to the purple–crimson colour than Polygon No. 3, and a darker expression on the bouquet and palate alike. Black cherries add a note as do the rolled gold tannins. Overall rich, and velvety in the mouth, its depth, balance and length will give it exceptional longevity.
97 points, Halliday Wine Companion (October 2023)