PAX ÆTERNA* Single Vineyard Barossa Old Vine Grenache 2023
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The long awaited 2023 is here with bottled Grenache energy. Whole-bunch vibes emanate throughout, poised like a raspberry packed jack-in-a-box that has a sprinkling of dried cranberry thrown over the top before jamming the lid shut. On the palate, it's breezy and lively, with bright red fruits and lip-smacking fine tannins that leave you wanting more. Vibrant, complex and complete... this is everything we've loved about our favourite PAX vintages, wrapped up in one epic release. Think spring picnics in the sunshine, wood-fire pizza or enjoy at your local laneway eatery... PAX ÆTERNA* {Eternal Peace} Single vineyard old (survivor) vine Grenache. Nouveau style with 30% whole bunch. This is bare Barossa beauty. Our friend Kevin Schild, is the custodian of these gnarly 90 year-old vines on a beautiful site in Vine Vale, Northern Barossa (GPS coords: 34° 29'07" S 139° 00'57"). Unfined & unfiltered. Only 588 dozen made.
Winemakers: Daniel Chaffey Hartwig, Theo Engela + Huon Fechner
Varietal: Grenache
Region: Barossa Valley
Country: Australia
Alc/Vol: 14.3%
pH: 3.7
Acidity: 5.4
2024
92pts "Old Vine Barossa Grenache is surely one of the most exciting wines on the planet at the moment. This is done in what might be seen as a Nouveau style, with around 35% whole bunches in use. The grapes come from Vine Vale in the northern Barossa, from 90-year-old vines. The name means Eternal Peace or its equivalent (and good luck with that), from John 14:27. A pale strawberry/garnet hue, there are strawberry notes on the nose with dry herbs, florals, bergamot, orange rind and a hint of peppermint. A lovely, lingering finish with fine acidity and a good, gentle tannin balance. A focused style which will offer pleasure today and for the next four to six years. Lots to like here. Drink now-2030." The Vintage Journal
2023
92pts Old-vine grenache off Kevin Schild's vineyard in Vine Vale; 30% whole bunches. A light ruby colour and fragrant aromas of raspberry, red plum and cranberry fruits dabbed with exotic ginger spice, light amaro tones, dried citrus rind and pressed flowers. Airy and spacious with a meaty, savoury flow across the tongue, light chalky tannins tugging at the roof of the mouth and a lively, lacy line of acidity - Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion
90pts "Notes of rosemary mix with rose and raspberry on the pretty nose. The palate offers depth yet its texture is airy and the tannins glide across. It's a delicious young grenache that favours elegance over brawn." Gabrielle Boy, The Real Review
2022
92pts "It took grenache roughly 150 years to become an overnight success in Australia but the glory days of Aussie grenache are upon us. This release is fresh, delicate, laced with dry spice and tannin, juicy with fruit, and high in drinkability. It feels authentic because it is. Raspberry characters with a glow to them. Earth notes inlaid. Everything on firm/sure tippy toes, ballerina-like, elevated and exact. There’s texture here too, warm texture, silk fresh from the ironing board, treated right. A lovely drink, it is." Campbell Mattinson, Wine Front
2019 92pts "Bright raspberries and some florals here with a fresh, intense impression on the nose, leading to a ripe, supple palate that has plenty of ripe, smooth, raspberry and red-plum flavor. Fresh, flavorful and fun style." - James Suckling Reviews
