Yangarra High Sands Grenache 2016

Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Yangarra
Label Name:
 
High Sands Grenache
Vintage:
 
2016
Country:
 
Australia
Region:
 
McLaren Vale (Blewitt Springs)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
14.5%
Grape(s):
 
100% Grenache Noir
Acidity:
 
4
Tannins:
 
3
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
16-18°C

Awards/Ratings
Highly lauded: Wine Advocate 96 pts (Joe Czerwinski), The Wine Front 96 pts, Anthony Gismondi 96 pts

Tasting Note
Perfumed red cherry and raspberry, rose petal, pomegranate and spice with saline minerality, silky texture and fine sandy tannins; elegant yet concentrated with a long, savory finish.

Food Pairing
Roast duck with cherries, lamb (roast or kofta), charcuterie and aged cheeses; Asian pairings: Peking duck, char siu pork, Korean BBQ, Sichuan pepper beef, miso‑glazed eggplant.

Production Method
Hand‑picked from Block 31; 50% whole berries, open fermenters, wild yeast, long gentle maceration (≈21+ days), no pressings; matured ~11 months in older French oak; unfined, light filtration.

Vineyard Info
Yangarra Estate, biodynamic/organic single‑vineyard in Blewitt Springs. Block 31 old bush vines planted 1946 (210m elevation). Winemaker Peter Fraser crafts estate Grenache as the domaine flagship.