Alex Head is one of a wave of younger Barossa Valley vignerons making regionally authentic, savoury and elegant expressions of Shiraz, Grenache and Mourvedre. ‘Head Red’ GSM 2014 is true to the Head style.
Weighing in at just over 14% ABV, it is most definitely ripe. Yet this is not a jammy, heavy or overdone wine. Just over medium bodied, the emphasis is on savoury spice more than sweet, jammy fruit. Compact is perhaps the best way to describe it.
This is a graceful Barossan red that can more than hold its own against similar examples from the southern Rhone.
2014 HEAD WINES ‘HEAD RED’ GSM
Producer: Head Wines
Variety: Grenache et al
Region: Barossa Valley, South Australia
ABV: 14.2%
Closure: Screw cap
Retail Price: $25.00
Date tasted: 9 September 2016
Tasting Note:
Deep ruby. Attractive nose of roasted spice, kirsch, tar. Medium bodied, tight and spicy. Very elegant expression of Barossa. More savoury than sweet. Tightly knit. More about spice than fruit. Good stuff.
Score: 16/20
Weighing in at just over 14% ABV, it is most definitely ripe. Yet this is not a jammy, heavy or overdone wine. Just over medium bodied, the emphasis is on savoury spice more than sweet, jammy fruit. Compact is perhaps the best way to describe it.
This is a graceful Barossan red that can more than hold its own against similar examples from the southern Rhone.
2014 HEAD WINES ‘HEAD RED’ GSMProducer: Head Wines
Variety: Grenache et al
Region: Barossa Valley, South Australia
ABV: 14.2%
Closure: Screw cap
Retail Price: $25.00
Date tasted: 9 September 2016
Tasting Note:
Deep ruby. Attractive nose of roasted spice, kirsch, tar. Medium bodied, tight and spicy. Very elegant expression of Barossa. More savoury than sweet. Tightly knit. More about spice than fruit. Good stuff.
Score: 16/20
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