2023 Shiraz Grenache Mourvèdre

Ravensworth 2023 SGM
Collection: Regional
Vintage: 2023
GI: Hilltops, Canberra
Vineyard source: Grove, Moppitty, LRG, Quarry Hill
Harvest date: Various
Processing: Processed to whole-berries, Plunged daily and macerated for 3-4 weeks
Élevage: 24
Vessels: barriques/Foudre
Vintage conditions: A late bud burst with ample (to say the least) spring rain that dried up at flowering in mid to late December. Some good summer rains that thankfully fried out for harvest.
Bottling date: April 2025
Production: 300 dozen
Cellaring: 3-8 years
Something interesting: It's kinda like a GSM but with Shiraz as the lead role
Drink with: Coq au vin, Daube, anything braised and delicious

Young Gun og Wine Deep Dive: GSM Blends
2023 Ravensworth Shiraz Grenache Mourvèdre, Canberra District $32 RRP
Selected in the top six wines of the blind tasting by Keegan, Lillis, Hudson and Scarcebrook. Keegan described this as “a cool wine” that opened with a “striking floral bouquet” – all geranium, violet and mulberry – carried on a delicate but energetic frame. She found “crunchy Black Amber plum, fresh blackberries and cinnamon bark” dancing on sculpted tannins. “Love seeing the harmony in this GSM,” she said. Lillis was equally drawn in: “The nose is what attracted me at first,” he said, singling out “dark raspberry laced with liqueur cherries and just a hint of freshly-turned soil.” The palate offered “supple minerality” and a “cleansing acidity,” finishing dry and spicy, “courtesy of the grenache.” Hudson noted the “reasonably oak-y nose” and “fine, gentle tannins” – potentially a stem or oak component – alongside grenache markers of “plush red fruits and herbes de Provence.” He praised the “mouthwatering, aromatic finish” and “driving, lengthy acidity.” For Scarcebrook, this wine “really stands out from the rest,” thanks to its “spicy orange red fruits,” amaro-like lift, “blood orange and bitter almond,” and “great length and crunchiness.” He summed it up as “light, bright and focused … with plenty of personality and drinkability.”