2022 Spinifex Esprit

The Esprit is Peter Schell's Grenache dominant blend, made from vines up to 160 years old.

The Esprit sees Grenache united with its old friends Mataro and Shiraz, however the quality of the Grenache fruit demands front and centre stage in this iteration of the blend.

This, as with all Spinifex's wines, is balanced to perfection. If you love old vine Barossa Grenache, value-wise the Esprit is as good as you will find from any producer in the region.

94 points
The 2022 Esprit release sees a blend of 86/6/4/4% grenache/shiraz/cinsault/mataro and it's sinewy and spicy this year. Red plum, raspberry and cherry, dried herbs and exotic spice with hints of pomegranate, pressed flowers, snapped twigs and ginger cake. Bright, stony acidity provides a bright pulse as the wine sashays energetically across the palate, finishing spice, red-fruited and moreish."
- Dave Brookes (Halliday Wine Companion)