2023 In Praise Of Shadows Grenache

Let the good times roll with this cracking McLaren Vale Grenache.
4.8
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
11 Reviews

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McLaren Vale and Grenache go together like apple & pie, sun & sand, and Vegemite & toast. Two things that are great on their own, yet much better together (except Vegemite, that’s a bit gross on its own).

Another fantastic example of this combo here from In Praise of Shadows; Blewitt Springs and Clarendon sub-regions combine in this mid-weighted, pretty Grenache. It's full of all the character we’ve come to love from this variety out of the Vale, and then some.

Herbal, floral, with fine dusty tannin, red-fruit, spice, the full Grenache shopping basket. We may have said it before, but we’ll say it again; McLaren Vale Grenache is so hot right now, it’s like Hansel.

94 points
"It’s not big, though. Rather, it’s lively and coiled up with a skein of grapey tannin. Amaro flavours and tensioning is the gist, and it’s an individual and engaging expression. Oh, and great value, too."
- Marcus Ellis (Halliday Wine Companion)

93 points
"It feels like a cool vintage, with its dusting of white pepper, though all up, it makes for an altogether pleasant and interesting expression of Grenache. Good. I like it."
- Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

94 points - "There’s a little whole bunch in the mix and a small portion saw 100 days on skins in a concrete egg. For a cool year, there’s some moody broodiness to this, with black cherry notes mingling with the typical red berries, scented with star anise, cassia and fresh bay. It’s not big, though. Rather, it’s lively and coiled up with a skein of grapey tannin. Amaro flavours and tensioning is the gist, and it’s an individual and engaging expression. Oh, and great value, too." - Marcus Ellis (Halliday Wine Companion)

93 points - "Poached strawberry, raspberry, spice, a bit of a mint and hazelnut thing too. It’s juicy, all the poached strawberry, with some sap and spice, some cherry pip, a little bit mulchy and briary, but has a bright blood orange tang to acidity, some rose oil soapiness, and something of a squishy and grainy grip to tannin, a smattering of dried herbs, with a zesty finish of good length. It feels like a cool vintage, with its dusting of white pepper, though all up, it makes for an altogether pleasant and interesting expression of Grenache. Good. I like it." - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

Customer Reviews

4.8
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
Based on 11 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 9 Total 4 star reviews: 2 Total 3 star reviews: 0 Total 2 star reviews: 0 Total 1 star reviews: 0
11 reviews
  • MG
    Malcolm G.
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    2022 In Praise Of Shadows Grenache
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    I don’t care about $5

    a great food pairing wine I’m looking for

    I reordered after the first 2 bottles if that tells you something.

    Light body understated drinking for summer.

    The label is cool.

  • CM
    Chrissie M.
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    2022 In Praise Of Shadows Grenache
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Thoroughly drinkable

    This medium bodied grenache is well balanced, savoury and delicious. Not super exciting but a highly quaffable drop.

  • CM
    Chrissie M.
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    2 years ago
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    2022 In Praise Of Shadows Grenache
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Delicious reliable grenache

    A really dependable drop. Exactly what you want from a grenache

2023 was a climatically challenging year for Grenache, with a dry summer and cool autumn being sporadic rain events to keep us on our toes.

The 2023 Grenache is a blend of the 75-year-old Bracken vineyard of Blewitt Springs and 50+ year old tall vines of the iconic Smart Vineyard of Clarendon. The resulting wine having complexity and a darker more savoury fruit spectrum than previous vintages. Think dark chocolate, cassis, ripe cherry, amaro and garden herb and lovely spice notes thanks to some parcels enjoying up to 150 days on skins to really devour the nutrients of nature.

'But as much of this as you can, while you can' - Shanteh Wale, SA Wine Guide 2025

Price Bracket $30 or Less
Type Red
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Grenache
Country Australia
Region McLaren Vale
Australian State SA
Reviewed By Halliday Wine Companion
The Wine Front
Critic Score 94
93
Size 750ml
Vintage 2023
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In Praise Of Shadows

Inspired by the Japanese literary masterpiece of the same name, In Praise of Shadows is, for want of a better term, a philosophical wine passion project from Brett Trewartha and winemaker Rob Mack.

Their range is sourced from established vineyards around McLaren Vale, many of which are certified organic and bioydnamic.

The philosophical aspect is centred around simplicity and natural energy - the wines are lo-fi, vegan-friendly, unfined, unfiltered, and are a true reflection of the natural environment in which they were the born.

Beautiful vineyard setting - McLaren Vale, SA In Praise Of Shadows

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