This is a very contemporary expression of Barossa Shiraz, reflecting the challenging yet beautiful site from which it hails. Inspired by the pink quartz and the struggle that these vines endure,…

95 pts James Halliday Dry-grown fruit, low yields, old oak and 50% whole bunches. All good things! A limpid mid ruby. A nose suggestive of the sort of thirst-slaking succulence marking all wines…

95+ points – The Wine Advocate 95 points – The Wine Front 95 points – The Real Review 95 points – James Halliday

92 pts Wine Advocate Sept 2023 You can rely on Thistledown for great Grenache. It's their thing. Here, the 2022 The Vagabond Old Vine Grenache leads with a vibrant display of red berries, exotic…

94pts Gary Walsh, The Wine Front - Beheading an ‘immortal' producers a burst of energy called a ‘Quickening'. Not to be confused with ‘The Pentaveret', who run everything in the world, including the…

The 2021 She's Electric Old Vine Single Vineyard Grenache is like silken tofu in the mouth: it's is all about velvety texture, except here, the fruit.

Old Vine Single Vineyard The aromatic, perfumed aromas on the nose lead through to a delicate yet vibrant palate of spiced wild strawberry fruit, violets.

Thistledown Winery - The Quickening Shiraz 2021 available at International House of Wine and Cheese in Richmond, IL

Thistledown Winery - Thistledown The Vagabond Grenache 2021 available at International House of Wine and Cheese in Richmond, IL

This wine must be ordered online or by phone at 510-525-9463. Minimum orders are firm. Timelines associated with expedited delivery services are only from the date of shipment. Solano Cellars cannot…

This wine must be ordered online or by phone at 510-525-9463. Minimum orders are firm. Timelines associated with expedited delivery services are only from the date of shipment. Solano Cellars cannot…

This wine must be ordered online or by phone at 510-525-9463. Minimum orders are firm. Timelines associated with expedited delivery services are only from the date of shipment. Solano Cellars cannot…

Thistledown Winery - Sands of Time Grenache 2022 available at International House of Wine and Cheese in Richmond, IL

97 pts James Suckling 96 pts Halliday Wine Companion (Ned Goodwin MW) (2018 - 95 pts Decanter, 94 pts James Suckling, 92 pts Wine Advocate)

95+ pts Gary Walsh, The Wine Front - "From 76 year old vines planted in Blewitt Springs, which is perhaps the epicenter for quality Grenache in this country. Bit of a loaded word of late though, is…