Reed Alexia Grenache

“Smooth-textured grenache with raspberry, violet, floral, spice and pepper flavours. An elegant rather than blockbuster style with impressive power evidenced by a lengthy finish. Delicious now but no rush.” Bob Campbell MW

• Winery: Reed Wines
  
• Varietal: Garnacha / Grenache
  
• Region: Barossa Valley, Australia
  
• Vintage: 2018
  
• Alcohol: 13.6%
  
• Volume: 750ml
  
• Closure: Screwcap
• Food match: Roast pork & lamb, game meat; stews and Goulash; grilled vegetables; Indian, Korean and Mexican cuisine; softer & creamy cheeses

Made from fruit grown on two Barossa Valley vineyards 11km apart. 25% from the young Tscharke Family vineyard in Stonewell and 75% from the 100 plus year old Schlieb’s Garden vineyard in Vine Vale.

Always an inquisitive and enthusiastic drinker, Sierra Reed’s journey in wine began in New Zealand whilst filming with the Family of Twelve. Interviewing those leading families of New Zealand wine inspired her to change her life and begin the journey from drinker to maker.

A complete immersion in winemaking followed with a rapid succession of vintages as a global nomad in Paso Robles (Hearst Ranch Winery), the Yarra Valley (Domain Chandon), the Napa Valley (Piña), the Barossa Valley (Head Wines), Mornington Peninsula (Kooyong), Central Otago (Rippon), Beaujolais, France (Domain du Vissoux), the Grampians (Mount Langi Ghiran), the Napa Valley (Hunnicutt Winery), Barolo, Italy (E. Pira & Figli – Chiara Boschis) Geelong (Lethbridge Wines), Rheingau, Germany (Robert Weil) and Pfalz, Germany (Kohler Rupreckt).

The journey has left a series of lasting lessons, provided many inspirations and also created lifelong friendships. It led to Sierra making her first wines in February, 2015. Sierra hopes that you seek out her wines and that they bring you as much joy in the drinking as they have in the making.

• 95/100 Points – Bob Campbell MW
  
• 91/100 Points – James Suckling