2013 The Holy Trinity GSM, Grant Burge
Barossa Valley, Australia
The Velvet Hymn
This is Barossa GSM with warmth, depth and a wonderfully old-school sense of generosity. A blend of Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvèdre, it opens with ripe raspberry, plum and liqueur cherry, followed by vanilla, sweet spice, fruitcake, earthy savoury notes and a little dark chocolate richness. The fruit feels full and sunlit, but there is enough spice and structure to keep it from becoming too plush.
The palate is full-bodied and rounded, with red fruits, plum, vanilla and ripe tannins giving the wine a firm but generous shape. Now with more than a decade of maturity, it should be settling into a softer, more savoury place, where the fruit, oak and spice have started to knit together beautifully. It is rich, textural and comforting, with that classic Barossa ability to make a table feel instantly more hospitable.
For when you want Barossa richness with Rhône-ish spice and a velvet cushion underneath.
Pairs with lamb shoulder, roast duck, pork belly, slow-cooked beef, smoky aubergine, mushroom pie, or aged cheddar.
If this wine were… a song, it would be a deep, candlelit chorus: warm, harmonious and built to linger.
Grant Burge Wines is one of the Barossa’s great names, rooted in five generations of family viticulture and a story that reaches back to the 1800s. The Grant Burge style is built around generosity, flavour and regional character, from flagship Shiraz to classic Barossa blends like The Holy Trinity. This wine captures that approach beautifully: Grenache for perfume and red-fruited warmth, Shiraz for depth and structure, and Mourvèdre for savoury spice and darker complexity. The 2013 vintage was matured for 17 months in older French oak puncheons and large French oak vats, giving texture and polish without overwhelming the fruit.
Whats in the bottle
38% Grenache, 36% Shiraz and 26% Mourvèdre