Yangarra Estate GSM 2023

43% Grenache, 34% Shiraz, 23% Mourvèdre. 50% whole berry retained and wild yeast, 8 months in oak, amphora and egg. Juicy, black cherry, cranberry and wild currant. Everything one wants from a mid-weight GSM. There’s granite that has been rolled around in a polisher so it gleams, native violets and blueberries. Saltbush and a gentle breeze whispered through the tall grassed bushland. A subtle crushed cedar underfoot in a hushed forest grove. An oh so pretty perfume, crunch and chalky phenolics from Blewitt Springs Grenache, hints of iodine and meat on the bone from Shiraz, and some long and sinewy shapes that tug and pull from the Mourvèdre. This is a cracker of a wine, and a bottle that everyone around the table is sad to see finished. Svelte shape with chalky grip and tension that keeps you hooked from beginning to end. Elegant and yet full of character, a long length yet super juicy and crunchy at the same time. The contradictions pull me in.