by Brash Higgins
#1 “Top Drop of the Month” from Max Allen in July’s Gourmet Traveller is the bouncy Brash Higgins 2012 GR/M grenache/mataro. “The GR is grenache and the M is mataro, two varieties co-fermented to produce a highly slurpable bold, purple wine with heaps of jubey black cherry fruit and some chewy tannins. Drink with plump, coarse-textured pork and fennel snags.” Thanks, Max! BH