The story of Grant Burge is one of the past, the present, and the future. Planting their roots in the Barossa Valley in 1865, the Burges began as a family of devoted vignerons. For five generations, they spent their days toiling on the land, understanding the soil, and from it, growing grapes that would become premium wines of today.
COLOUR: Deep dark crimson, very bright purple hues.
NOSE:Hazel nut and milk chocolate lift with huge intensity with hints of nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla all derived from the vineyard. A distinct fragrance of violets that rounds the highly expressive bouquet off.
PALATE: Sweet, lush, and plush cherry entry; as the wine evolves, bright raspberry, milk chocolate, hazelnut, and vanilla emerge on the palate. Generous amounts of milk chocolate and candied fruits follow, with a distinct minty chocolate finish supported by firm, long tannins. The texture is fine, with many long, dense, and refined tannins that persist from start to finish. The finish lingers, soft and rounded, with that chocolatey lift continuing throughout the experience.
FOOD MATCH: Tea smoke duck, lamb tenderloin, venison.
PEAK DRINKING: 2030
95 Points- Ray Jordan - Wine Pilot 2024 - "This is made only in very good vintages, and 2021 was a wonderful vintage in the Barossa. A sensational blend of mourvedre, grenache and shiraz with the dry lifted red fruits of mourvedre playing a key role. It’s medium bodied with a dry savoury palate revealing dusty earthy characters. Has the balance and poise to drink well now but wait 10 or more years and you will have something special.'
94 Points - Dave Brookes Halliday Companion August 2024 - "A deep, broody rendition of the famous Barossa red blend partners in crime. Cassis, macerated plums and boysenberry, edged with clove, cinnamon, bay leaf, roasting meats, choc-mint, vanillin oak, citrus blossom, Old Gold chocolate and earth. Velvety and supple with superb pure black fruits, fine, pillowy tannins and an extended travel on the exit. A really impressive meaty-edged red blend."
