2023 Coriole "Dancing Fig" Rhône Blend McLaren Vale South Australia

45/35/20% mataro/grenache/shiraz. The dominant varieties are co-fermented, with shiraz blended later; 12 months in older oak. This has real immediate appeal, but it’s also got some cellar potential, with a tensioning seam of freshness holding everything in neat line. Wild raspberry, redcurrant jelly, rosehip, blackberry, peppery spicing and wild, scrubby herbs, the tannins food-friendly, the weight medium, the uses at table many. It’s a charming bistro wine, and that’s no slight! (ME)