Established in 1890, the iconic Kay Brothers Amery winery is one of Australia's most historically significant wineries - utilising many of the same practices it did during its formative years. Remarkably this McLaren Vale treasure remains in the founding family hands, with Colin Kay currently at the helm.
Always one of our most popular examples of Grenache, the 2023 Kay Brothers Amery Basket Pressed Grenache is an elegant, juicy Grenache in a bright and expressive style. Gentle tannins and a fleshy palate give a soft and generous mouth feel.
"A cool year and a floral, lifted and elegantly fruitful wine. Poached strawberry, redcurrant, red cherry, rose, all quite savoury and refined, accented with marzipan and warm spice notes, and stitched together with fine natural tannins. It’s mineral of feel with lifting perfume in the mouth. The '22 version of this wine was more brooding, needing air to unlock, while this is delightfully present, fragrant and offering compelling drinkability. 93 points"- Marcus Ellis, Halliday Wine Companion
"The 2023 Basket Pressed Grenache is lean and savory, both aromatically and on the palate, and yet the inherent generosity of the McLaren Vale fruit shines through the length in the finish. The season was cool and wet, and the wines tasted so far have been perfumed; and although lighter-weight, they have been truly lovely, as this is. There are notes of peppercorns, new leather, pomegranate molasses, cherry seed, dried rose petals and shades of graphite laced through the tannins. 93 points"- Erin Larkin, Robert Parker Wine Advocate.
