Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Yangarra
Label Name:
 
High Sands Grenache
Vintage:
 
2018
Country:
 
Australia
Region:
 
McLaren Vale (Blewett Springs)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
14.5%
Grape(s):
 
Grenache
Method:
 
Hand-picked, mechanically sorted; 100% destemmed with 50% whole berries; cold soak, open-top wild-yeast ferment, plunged; no pressings; aged ~11 months in older French oak; unfined.
Acidity:
 
3
Tannins:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
16-18
Tasting Note:
 
Bright red and blue fruits—wild strawberry, plum, blackberry—layered with blood-orange, floral lift, garrigue and saline minerality. Fine sandy tannins, concentrated yet elegant, finishing long and savoury.
Food Pairing:
 
Roast lamb, grilled pork belly, charcuterie, mushroom or tomato-based pasta; Asian: Peking duck, char siu, Korean BBQ (bulgogi), spicy Sichuan lamb skewers, miso aubergine.
Vineyard Info:
 
Yangarra Estate, biodynamic/organic farm in Blewett Springs. High Sands block planted 1946 on deep silica sand soils; famed for old bush vines and terroir-driven Grenache.
Awards/Ratings:
 
James Suckling 98/100; Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) 97/100; James Halliday 96; Huon Hooke 96; The Wine Front 96+; multiple top-100 Grenache listings