Hayes Family BV Grenache Sam's 2022

A blend of old-vine Grenache from the Koonunga and Ebenezer vineyards in the Northern Barossa, alongside fruit from Williamstown in the Southern Barossa — all outstanding parcels from a genuinely excellent 2022 vintage. This is classic Barossa Grenache, carrying every hallmark of great old-vine fruit: bright red fruit character with lifted florals, medium-to-full body, and real underlying power balanced by fine, supple tannin. Drinking beautifully on release, with plenty of runway to keep evolving over the next several years.

95 points — Huon Hooke, The Real Review
"Deep red-purple, a serious colour for a pure Grenache; dried herb and fresh turned earth aromas, a lick of cedary oak, succulent fruit, the palate intense, nicely concentrated and powerful. A deeply flavoured and well-structured Grenache with ample tannins which are supple, ripe and balanced, adding serious structure and length to this great-value wine. This has some wow factor."