This is a bright, crunchy cranberry and redcurrant dominated wine with fine tannins and a twist of white pepper on the finish. Serve it slightly cool to bring out its pretty perfume and to make the most of the juicy, vibrant character of the sweet red fruit. This would be ideal with light starters or meatier fish such as seared tuna.
Catriona Felstead MW - Wine Buyer, June 2017

Such an exciting addition to the Berry Bros. & Rudd range, GRUS is made by the peerless Marcelo Retamal with Syrah (50 percent), Grenache, Malbec and Petite Sirah from Chile’s highest commercial vineyard – a compelling backstory to say the least, but it doesn’t prepare you for this wine’s sheer exuberance.

GRUS delivers a red-fruit hit equivalent to colliding face-first with a summer pudding (launched by a gourmet clown). Twelve months’ maturation in concrete eggs has contributed to its remarkably silky texture. The shape of a concrete egg means the wine inside is never stationary, so tannins and lees become better integrated. GRUS has an inherent tension all the same, which results from the acidity and minerality which streak from the front of the palate to the final seconds of its long, slightly saline finish.

Deep and intense, with bags of Cabernet blue fruit character, this, along with Viña Seña, is proof of the potential in Chile for fine wine production. A touch of toast frames the rich, cassis and blueberry fruit on the palate, with ripe tannins adding structure. You could easily enjoy this now with ample decanting, but it would be best cellared for a few years.
Fergus Stewart - Private Account Manager