Cirillo 'The Vincent' Grenache white-wine

Cirillo 'The Vincent' Grenache white-wineProducer Vincent Cirillio immigrated to Australia in 1946 from a winemaking family that dates back 8 generations. The plan was obvious when he arrived in Australia he would acquire a vineyard and produce wine to make money for his family. His vineyard was planted in 1848, and in the 80s, when many vignerons were pulling out their vines due to disease pressure, Vincent held strong and managed to keep his healthy. They are now the oldest Grenache and

and given the talent behind the brand

Named after one of the famous Bells Beach surfing breaks

and vine age kept the fruit protected

and fresh pineapple

and while it shows a little more creamy spicy biscuit oak than usual

Stuart Reginald Hooper

So exuberant you could be tasting out of barrel

black olive and dried bayleaf on the nose

and earthy undertones

and that luminosity and transparency that drives so many wines from 2016

including Villalba

aromatic expressions of their site and variety