Wine Code Breaker #429

Eliza Doolittle’s elocution lessons centred around enunciation through repetition. Most will recall the scene where Eliza transforms her speech under the tutelage of Professor Henry Higgins; “the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.” One line that suffered the editor’s curse was: “the stash of cash is for Grenache with panache.” I have read the scene was highly amusing with several re-takes being required. For the life of me, I cannot understand why it was cut. Grenache certainly has panache, particularly those from the Adelaide Plains.

The 2022 Longhop Old Vine Grenache is from the Adelaide Plains in South Australia. It is a bright, luminous, crimson-coloured wine with a nose of rose petals, red berries and kirsch.  The palate is marked by berries and cloves with its soft, lightly sinewy tannins. Give it a slight chill and you will be repeating the phrase: “the stash of cash is for Grenache with panache.” Do you agree?

Enjoy!