Ministry of Clouds Kintsugi 2020 paolo-scavino The palate is beautifully soft

The palate is beautifully soft

the vines here are rooted in the Rosé-tinted granitic sands of the region

don't forget to put some away for a few years

as well as a dry Pinot Gris from Gibbston and a Riesling from Waitaki

The stems work well as seasoning on the super-silky red-fruited palate

Ministry of Clouds Kintsugi 2020 paolo-scavino The palate is beautifully softThe heart of this wine is a single co ferment from a dry grown Blewitt Springs vineyard, a true field blend led largely by bush vine Grenache (85%), Mataro (10%), and a tiny splash of Shiraz and Carignan. An elegant, but deeply fruited wine, showing aromatic floral red fruit lift, and spice from old vine Grenache, built upon intense blue fruits and violets of dry grown Mataro and Shiraz. Layered and long this wine exhibits a tightly wound core of