Yangarra Blanc White Blend 2022

80% Grenache Blanc, 6% Roussanne, 5% Clariette, 2% Grenache Gris, 1% Piquepoul Blanc. Extracted to stainless steel and fermented in old French oak hogsheads and barriques for 6 months on lees before final blending. Lemon shortbread, kumquat skin and golden kiwifruit. Baked apple danish and guava. This is the first of its kind in the assortment of varieties in Australia. A wine with layers of fruits but also of unique savoury notes. There is an earthy roasted root vegetable note and pine nut on the finish. A grainy texture across the palate that would suit dishes from roast chook to jungle curry. A wine that drinks well now and will age for 1-3 years.

Shanteh Wale

Contributor at Wine Companion

Shanteh cut her teeth at Sydney’s Award-Winning Quay restaurant where she worked for over a decade and was Head Sommelier from 2018 till 2022. She has been nominated for the Good Food Guide Sommelier of the Year award on three occasions and claims that her experience as a Len Evans scholar as one of the highlights of her career. Shanteh hosts her own weekly podcast ‘Over A Glass’ with the Deep in the Weeds Network and spends her time writing for various publications and judging at numerous wine shows across the country.

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