Seize the opportunity to try these Grenache wines from McLaren Vale and Eden Valley, Barossa from our much lauded 2024 vintage.

The ‘24 vintage, being the first El Niño season, was expected to be warm and dry but if anything, the early season conditions were the opposite. Unsettled, cool, and sometimes wet weather resulted in erratic fruit set but from the end of January onwards, the weather was settled and very dry. Aside from a few days of heat in March, the season continued, with the moderate temperatures and mild conditions allowing for picking all varieties at the ideal moment.

• The Vagabond Grenache 2024, Blewitt Springs, McLaren Vale $65
  95 points -The Wine Front (Gary Walsh)
  95 points - Halliday Wine Companion
  94 points - Robert Parker Wine Advocate
  94 points - The Real Review (Stuart Knox) & Merit Wine
  93 points - JamesSuckling.com
  
  
• Our Fathers Smart Vineyard Grenache 2024, Clarendon, McLaren Vale $70
  97 points & Special Value Halliday Wine Companion
  96+ points The Wine Front
  96+ points Campbell Mattinson
  
  
• Fool on the Hill Grenache 2024, Eden Valley, Barossa $105
  97+ points Wine Advocate
  97 points The Real Review
  96 points Halliday Wine Companion