Yangarra High Sands Grenache 2023

The High Sands block is the highest section of the 1946 bush vine plantings. Destemmed and 50% whole berries restained. Fermented in Clayver ceramic eggs and 1 stainless steel fermenter for 30 days. Matured on lees in seasoned Austrian puncheons and ceramic as well. Plucked blueberries, wild raspberries and pomegranate seeds. Crushed poppy seed, rambutan and ruby grapefruit oil. There is a sandy, clay like mineral tone with Banksia and stripped paperbark. The wine swirls and dances on the palate like a Flamenco skirt, delivering all the promises in the aromas to every inch of your palate. The malleable tension between succulent acidity and fine powdery tannins, is where the wine sings. This is upbeat and gleeful sipping from first till the last drop, you’ll notice because you’ll be devastated when it’s finished. Worthy of its reputation and asking price for this is spectacular Grenache. This wine will go places in your cellar, in 5, 8 or 12 years onwards. Try some slices of Iberico pork and savour life.

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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