{"product_id":"mmad-blewitt-grenache","title":"MMAD Blewitt Springs Grenache 2024","description":"\u003ch3\u003e98 Points - Shanteh Wale\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEstablished in 2021, MMAD is the impressive venture of the quartet behind Shaw + Smith and Tolpuddle, namely; \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eMartin Shaw, Michael Hill Smith MW, Adam Wadewitz and David LeMire MW. Using each \u003cspan\u003eletter of their first names to create MMAD, this single vineyard label is about focusing on the beauty of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlewitt Springs in South Australia's McLaren Vale. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eRepresenting MMAD's fourth year tending to the old vines, the 2024 vintage releases from MMAD are receiving widespread acclaim. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 2024 MMAD Blewitt Springs Grenache opens with fresh cherries and florals on the nose. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMore complex, red fruit flavours on the plush mid-palate. Fine mineral tannins add complexity and structure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"98 Points. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMMAD red wines have a whole new groove and by that I mean they are now sealed under Diam closure, and what a win that is for those that are lucky enough to own a Coravin because this sure is a wine to be savoured each and every sip. Holy heavenly aromas batman, this is seduction in a glass. Tea rose, sweet pea and framboise rise from the glass, followed by an evocative turn into a Chinese tea shop: oolong, burdock root and fine spice. There’s an otherworldly finesse on the palate, where silty, time-worn tannins settle into place with quiet authority.  Acidity pulls back like a gathering tide before surging forward with freshness and energy, giving the wine both tension and lift. The fruit and shape reminds you of its Grenache but not like anything you have had before. This is truly special in every way. What to drink with this, well stewed game meats would work nicely but I would be inclined to go for Chinese pork floss milk buns whilst you fall into a soft couch in total happiness. Remarkable wine.\"- Shanteh Wale, Wine Pilot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"97+ Points. Now bottled under diam, a preference based on tasting trials. This is in excellent form - duskily floral, mineral, with old-vine depth and balance, silky, plush in the right way through the mid-palate, bunch notes adding ultra-subtle spice and chewy tannin to the sandy, silty skin tannin. There’s something about the fruit, off those ’39 vines on sandy soils, that is so distinctive, with deep blue and purple florals, sultry and spicy, dark red fruits, ripe but weightless. There are also blue fruit tones and a maritime, iodine quality, an iron oxide note present but not dominant. The aroma is showstopping but not showy. In fact, it took me some time to taste the wine, such is the allure; but the palate confirms that this is likely the best release yet.\"- Marcus Ellis, Halliday Wine Companion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MMAD","offers":[{"title":"6 Bottles","offer_id":58740302479520,"sku":"$74.90","price":449.4,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0414\/3464\/4640\/files\/MMAD_Grenache_2024.png?v=1787112891","url":"https:\/\/auscellardoor.com.au\/products\/mmad-blewitt-grenache","provider":"AusCellardoor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}