Yangarra Hickinbotham Clarendon Grenache 2023
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- $80
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The first vintage of certified fruit comes from bush vines on the Clarendon Vineyard Block 301 planted in 1962, all destemmed and into cocciopesto stone amphorae and on skins in there for 6 months and a total time in amphorae for 10 months, no pressings used whatsoever for this wine. A stained glass ruby hue, the wine smells of cranberries, translucent redcurrants and strawberry guava. Macadamia shell and paperbark, with a haze of cinnamon. For all the pretty rouge tones its dynamic on the palate, with a profusion of driving acidity and tannins that kick up the dust. This is immediately enjoyable and elegant beyond measure. The wildly high tones of this wine leaves you wanting for nothing. For those that seek refinement, juicy and radiant red berries and approachable yet persistent structured lines this is it. Stunning, moreish and exquisitely detailed.
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.
