Winemaker David Powell bursts with personality, and so do his wines. As a former lumberjack, his barrel-chested presence fills up a room, and his wild stories can keep you entertained for hours on end. He once cut trees in the Torbreck forest of Scotland, but on returning home to Australia grew interested in winemaking and founded a winery named after his Scottish experience. An image of this beloved forest is on the label and the bottle.
Some of the most powerful, beautiful wines I've had from Australia have been his intense syrahs ("Descendant," "Factor") and his earthy GSM ("The Steading"). This one, though, was a little different. The "Les Amis" is 100% grenache sourced from a vineyard in Greenock. The vines are 128 years old, some of the oldest grenache vines in the world!
The wine was delicate, balanced, and very complex.
Some of the most powerful, beautiful wines I've had from Australia have been his intense syrahs ("Descendant," "Factor") and his earthy GSM ("The Steading"). This one, though, was a little different. The "Les Amis" is 100% grenache sourced from a vineyard in Greenock. The vines are 128 years old, some of the oldest grenache vines in the world!
The wine was delicate, balanced, and very complex.
Originally a project for Ignatius Chan at Les Amis restaurant in Singapore, this bottling is distributed elsewhere as well. 2001 was the first vintage of this cuvee, so it was very exciting to try!
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