Artwine Grumpy Old Man Clare Valley Grenache 2014

From a vineyard that dates back to the 1930s and likely older than that. What a great resource to have! Oh and what do you think of the label on this by the way (have a squizz here)? I’m unconvinced – just a bit dull.

Red ruby coloured, the nose has some baked red cherry fruit, with some ironstone underneath. Milky oak sweetness sits on top of the palate against a backdrop of red fruit, the finish just a little warm and tight to be great. A bit generic really. Less oak, more chance to showcase the old vine fruit surely and this might be a star. It’s not terrible, but could be much better. Best drinking: 2016-2023. 16.5/20, 88/100. 14.5%, $30. Would I buy it? No.

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About me – Andrew Graham

At 18 I started working in a small suburban bottleshop, largely to buy cheap beer. It was my first year of university, doing a degree that I didn't really like, and a liquor shop seemed like fun. Needless to say I discovered wine, my uni degree morphed into something completely different and wine/beer took over my life.

Almost twenty years later and I currently spend my days wearing many (wine) hats, mostly as a writer, presenter and marketer.

While wearing my writer cap I write features for the likes of National Liquor News, Gourmet Traveller WINE and the RAS plus I'm a Lifestyle FOOD channel wine expert. Read more about me here or get in touch to book your next wine event with me here.

Artwine Grumpy Old Man Clare Valley Grenache 2014