Aphelion Callow Grenache Blanc 2025

From the biodynamic Yangarra vineyard; whole-bunch pressed, with 60% fermented in steel and the balance in a second-use Austrian oak hogshead and seasoned French barrels. There’s a little firmness at present, but the fruit is ample in weight, with texture, too, and it just needs a few months, ideally. That edge will stand the wine in good stead, as grenache blanc can blouse out at times. Cider apple and firm pear, lemon pith, some spice, cinnamon, clove and nutmeg, from oak and fruit. There’s a waxiness to this as well, a creaminess, and a good sense of freshness. It’s very good, but just give it a brief rest. 94+ Points: 94/100

Halliday Wine Companion ∙ 26th Aug 2026

This is such a very lovely white wine. It’s fruity, almost tropically so, with lemon, pear, honeysuckle and barley-lolly characters swinging throughout. But then, too, it carries notes of fennel, salt, smoke and assorted florals, all of which heighten the engagement considerably. And then there’s also this soft-but-lingering acidity, ensconced in flavour, which works an absolute treat. Points: 93/100

The Wine Front ∙ 22nd Aug 2026