Yangarra Estate Old Vine Grenache 2017

97 Points &Top 100 Wines of 2018 James Halliday
96 Points Campbell Mattinson

Produced exclusively from their  Estate bush vines planted in 1946, high on their  Estate’s deep sandy soils. The  Old Vine Grenache is complex, perfumed and elegant with a trademark tannin structure.

The vineyard is certified Biodynamic (certification # 11587) with Australian Certified Organic. Yangarra have quite a practical approach, with their  philosophy focused around healthy and alive soil, which involves no use of synthetic herbicides or fungicides, use of compost and biodynamic preparations, use of sheep in winter to graze under vine, and minimal mechanical soil disruption.

“$35 for this kind of quality is really quite something. It’s a superb grenache. It takes time in the glass to hit its straps but once its does, wow. So intricately tannic, so fresh faced and yet so sturdy, so dialled in. Woodsy spices and red berries, savouriness and sweetness, X factor. Seriously impressive.” – 96 Points Campbell Mattinson, Winefront.

“Planted in 1946 on a sand dune in the cooler, elevated northeast of McLaren Vale. Hand-picked and sorted in the winery, the fermentation is wild. It is a glorious example of grenache picked earlier than in the past, retaining all the freshness of red cherries/berries, spices starting to build, tannins beautifully shaped” – 97 Points &Top 100 Wines of 2018 James Halliday