Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Yarra Yering |
Label Name: | Underhill Shiraz |
Vintage: | 2017 |
Country: | Australia |
Region: | Yarra Valley, Victoria |
Volume: | 1500ml |
ABV: | 13% |
Grape(s): | 100% Shiraz |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 3 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 3 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
James Halliday 97pts (Halliday Wine Companion); Robert Parker/The Wine Advocate 96 (or 96+); Huon Hooke 96; James Suckling 95; Gourmet Traveller Wine 96; Yarra Valley Wine Show silver medal (2018)
Tasting Note
Perfumed cool-climate Shiraz: dark cherries, red plums, violet, black pepper and cured-meat notes. Medium-bodied with bright acidity, fine-grained tannins, subtle oak-char and a long, savory finish.
Food Pairing
Grilled lamb, beef stew, mushroom risotto, duck with cherry sauce; Asian: Korean BBQ (bulgogi), char siu pork, Peking duck, beef teriyaki, black pepper tofu.
Production Method
Hand-harvested from the 1973 block; ~75% whole berries/25% whole bunch; open-fermented 10–14 days with hand plunging; matured ~12 months in French oak puncheons (c.25–30% new).
Vineyard Info
Yarra Yering, established 1969. Underhill is an 8-acre block planted in 1973 at the western extremity of the estate, noted for cool-climate Shiraz and long-lived wines.