Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Yangarra |
Label Name: | High Sands Grenache |
Vintage: | 2017 |
Country: | Australia |
Region: | McLaren Vale - Blewitt Springs (Block 31, High Sands) |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14% |
Grape(s): | 100% Grenache (Grenache Noir) |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 14-16°C |
Awards/Ratings
Noted high scores and reviews: JamesSuckling / Nick Stock 97 pts (2017). Wine Enthusiast ~95; QWine 94/100. Reviewed by Jancis Robinson and widely praised in specialist press
Tasting Note
Perfumed red berries, rose petal and pomegranate with warm clove/white spice, saline minerality, fine gritty tannins and a long, precise finish.
Food Pairing
Roast duck with cherries, lamb shoulder, charcuterie and aged cheeses; kangaroo tartare, Peking duck, char siu or grilled pork belly with hoisin, spicy Sichuan-style dishes, miso-glazed aubergine.
Production Method
Hand-picked, mechanically sorted. 100% destemmed with 50% whole berries; cold soak; open fermenters with wild (indigenous) yeast; no pressings; 11 months in older French oak; unfined.
Vineyard Info
Sourced from Block 31 (High Sands) — 1946-planted bush vines on deep sandy soils at ~210m elevation. Yangarra Estate is biodynamic/organic, known for premium old-vine Grenache.