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Description
The Yangarra Old Vine Grenache is a touchstone for this uniquely Australian style of single-varietal Grenache. It's a brilliant showcase of McLaren Vale’s Grenache heritage. From gnarly bush vines planted in 1946 on the sandy soils of “The Beach,” this wine brings together decades of history, biodynamic farming, and thoughtful winemaking in one of Australia's best value icon wines.
The cool, wet 2023 growing season gave the vines a chance to thrive, producing fruit with incredible balance and finesse. Hand-picked and fermented with wild yeast, half of the fruit was left as whole berries for a touch of brightness, while gentle handling throughout ensured the tannins stayed silky and refined. After maturing in a mix of old French oak, Austrian foudre, ceramic egg, and amphora, the result is emphatically perfumed, seriously structured, utterly delicious Grenache that will only improve with time in the cellar.
It shows aromas of red berries, wild herbs, and a hint of earthy spice, with a touch of floral lift. On the palate, it’s silky and elegant, with juicy fruit, fine tannins, and a savoury finish that lingers beautifully.
A serious Grenache with great pedigree, the 2023 is one of the 'prettier' vintages of this wine in recent memory—Yangarra has nailed it again.
96 points
"It’s a gloriously fine and elegant expression of this cuvée, but it has tannic drive, line and length, savouriness, flavour depth and detail. Excellent."
- Marcus Ellis (Halliday Wine Companion)
95 points
"This wine remains a gift; intricacy of fruit, tannin and texture of this nature is rarely within such reach."
- Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)
95 points
"In many ways atypically Australian, but very much a part of this regional and vineyard expression."
- Ray Jordan (Wine Pilot)
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