Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Yangarra |
Label Name: | High Sands Grenache |
Vintage: | 2014 |
Country: | Australia |
Region: | Blewitt Springs, McLaren Vale, South Australia |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14.5% |
Grape(s): | Grenache |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 15-17°C |
Awards/Ratings
Vintage Journal: 95 pts for High Sands 2014. Yangarra High Sands series has been highly rated in the Halliday Wine Companion (series-level acclaim and past Wine of the Year for a High Sands vintage). Vivino user avg ~4. 2/5. Critics consistently score High Sands among Australia’s top Grenache bottlings
Tasting Note
Perfumed red and dark fruits (raspberry, cherry), rose-petal florals, spice and licorice with subtle earth and vanillin oak. Medium-full palate, fine gritty/chewy tannins, bright acidity and a very long, concentrated finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roasted lamb, lamb chops, duck confit, mushroom risotto, aged cheddar. Asian: char siu pork, Korean BBQ, miso-glazed eggplant, spicy Sichuan lamb, hoisin duck.
Production Method
Hand-harvested from selected old-vine blocks (Block 31); ~50% whole berries, wild-yeast open ferments, extended maceration (~21 days), free-run to older French oak for ~11 months; biodynamic/organic viticulture.
Vineyard Info
Yangarra Estate’s High Sands block: 1946-planted bush vines on deep sands at ~210m elevation in Blewitt Springs. Block 31 is lowest-vigour, low-yield fruit prized for concentration; estate is managed biodynamically/organically.