GOURMETTRAVELLER – JUNE 2012 – NICK STOCK

sourced from the highest part of the estate, a blend of 90 per cent grenache, and five per cent each of mourvèdre and clairette, the vines are 45 years of age. The first impression is of a ripe young wine with grenache’s red fruits and some peppery herbal notes ahead of graphite-like stony scents. The palate is ripe, showing gently baked wild red berries, hints of biscuity spices and a late wave of smooth, nut-flavoured tannins. Great balance, there’s much to come in time.