Blend of Merlot (60%), Malbec (30%) and Cabernet Franc (10%).
Deep red in colour, the nose has an enticing aroma of blueberry, boysenberry and cassis. The palate has an abundance of fruit but equal amounts of fine grained tannins and balancing acidity to guarantee enjoyment now with rich meat dishes or cellaring over a few more years. This wine may throw a harmless natural deposit over time.
Tony Peters –
2016 Grey Sands The Mattock
Posted on November 22, 2022 by Tony Peters
Taking nothing away from the big wine producers and their expansive cellar doors, I do enjoy visiting the smaller wineries and their cellar doors that could be a converted barn, former homestead or something as simple as a trestle table set up in the winery. For me, they seem to have a certain charm, genuineness and uniqueness to them. And, when you visit the cellar door, there’s a chance you will be greeted by the owner and/or winemaker, who is happy to spend the time, share their wine and convivial conversation with you. This is exactly what happens when you visit Bob & Rita Richter at Grey Sands vineyard. It is always a pleasurable visit as you sit on their veranda, taste wine at their outdoor table as you take in the view, and you can’t help but go away feeling like you’ve made new friends.
I do very much enjoy this particular wine in the Grey Sands line-up. It is very giving on the palate in the form of dark fruit characters that are plush, generous and mouth-filling. The tannins are always fine and nicely integrated with the abundant fruit making for a wine that is congenial and approachable already, but with plenty of age-ability tucked in under all of that too. Here is your hearty red meat dish or hard cheese partner all under the one cork.
Region: Glengarry, Tasmania Price: $50 Source: Generous gift
Patrick Eckel Wine Reviewer –
2016 Grey Sands The Mattock October 17, 2022
Wine Rating
91
A blend of Merlot, Malbec and Cabernet Franc.
A nose that is more about cured meats, dusty cedar wood and undergrowth than fruit, fruit comes in the form of blackberry and plum; but not the main event. The wine continues its savoury, brine and olive flow with open tannins and gentle wood spice set against fine but drying acidity. The finish sees a build of grainier tannins that take on earth and charcuterie with a wash of plum fruit that is moving towards a secondary, integrated place.
WHEN TO DRINK
Optimal Drinking
2022 – 2027
Date Reviewed
10 16, 2022
Jeremy Oliver –
2016 Grey Sands The Mattock Jeremy Oliver. Oliver’s Wines http://www.olivers-wines.com.au
A powerful, structural, textural right bank Bordeaux style with grip and astringency, texture and power and length. Dark plums, cherries, cassis and redcurrants are integrated with cedar/dark chocolate oak, with a hint of cigarbox beneath. Quite a sleeper, still looking very young, it needs time. There’s just a hint of mint and menthol, but they are likely to diminish over time. Year to Drink 2028-2036+ Jeremy’s score 94/100