Ministry Of Clouds Mencia

This McLaren Vale Mencía from Ministry of Clouds is like an aromatic sunrise over The Chase vineyard: deeply purple in the glass, it greets you with floral whispers of violet and earthen sour cherry, layered over pomegranate and a dash of liquorice. On the palate it's medium-bodied but electric—succulent raspberry and blackcurrant dance with a nervy, mineral-laced spine and ever-so-subtle savoury tannin. Grapes gently whole-bunch fermented, cold-soaked and aged in old French oak capture elegance and identity; the result is a wine both poised and compelling, bursting with purity, texture and regional spirit.