2025 Timo Mayer Grenache

This year is full of surprises from Timo, and this brand-new Grenache debut is a brilliant addition to the lineup.

If you're expecting a heavy, sweet, or syrupy Aussie Grenache, look elsewhere. In true Mayer fashion, he's crafting a wine that prioritises serious structure and tannin over outright richness.

Sourced from the black volcanic soils of Kangaroo Ground, it pours a beautiful, transparent medium-red. The nose kicks off warm with a subtle smoky edge, before moving into a palate packed with ripe blood orange, pomegranate, and plum.

What really makes this hum, though, is the shape of the wine - bright acidity and firm, grippy tannins lock all that natural fruit weight firmly into place. It’s a beautifully poised, savoury take on the variety that feels right at home in the Mayer portfolio.

94 points
"Pinot-esque, sleek and fine, refreshing red berry fruitiness, some wild herbs, a saltbush or piquant samphire kind of sea succulent salt-bitter-freshness going on."
- Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)