Colour:
2023 Parallax is luminous cherry-red in colour.
Aroma:
Aromatically it is bright and fresh. Super-inviting notes of flower garden, crushed raspberry, white pepper spice, strawberry, red liquorice and thyme
Palate:
These lively characters continue to the light and bright palate. Superbly juicy, oozing with crunchy fresh red fruits. Cherry, strawberry and a touch of herb. Naturally chalky tannins give structure. A stalky edge is evident giving frame to the vibrant fruits. Whilst light and lively throughout, the depth and interest of flavour makes for a compelling wine, completed with a long finish.
Recommended Drinking:
Parallax is best enjoyed now or over the next five years.
Vintage 2023 has produced exceptional wines. It was the longest and latest on record, stretching from mid-March to early-May. The vines got off to a superb start with a wet and cool Spring providing plenty of sub-soil moisture for the growing season ahead. Summer brought typically average temperatures and was generally dry with occasional finite rain. The vines were in fantastic condition for slow and steady ripening into Autumn with its mild days, cool nights, and isolated light rain. Yields from 2023 are good and quality is excellent.
The Grenache was harvested on March 21st whilst bright, fresh and juicy with perfect natural acid. The grapes were crushed and all stalks were included in the fermenters to add tannin, structure and complexity. The native wild yeast from the vineyard were left to naturally ferment with temperature peaking at 24 degrees C. The fermenting juice was circulated over the skins and stalks with twice-daily pump-overs for gentle extraction. After 8 days on skins, the must was pressed to tank for natural malolactic fermentation and brief maturation prior to bottling.
Parallax is a single-vineyard wine from a low yielding Grenache vineyard. The soil is sandy loam with quartz, ironstone and subsoil clay, providing optimal conditions for these vines.
94 Points
“Such a wild-smelling wine. Super stemmy and bunchy. It looks almost pinot-esque as you pour it from the glass. You take a sniff and POW! It’s a riot of souk-like spice, dried meats, red and blue fruits, amaro herbs and all manner of floral facets fluttering around the glass. Medium bodied with chalky tannins and a fair bit of funk in the trunk with gamey tones and a wicked spice and floral plume on the exit. This and some charcuterie and you’re off to the races.”
Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion 2025
