Yelland & Papps Greenock Single Vineyard Shiraz 2022

You’ve got to love a happy ending. The lead up to vintage ’22 in the Barossa Valley was marked by record winter rainfall, poor fruit set in some grape varieties and a late October hailstorm – not your average growing season. But – and it’s a big but – not every producer was affected equally. I taste this Greenock Shiraz and there is a lot of joy to behold. Aromas of ripe plum, red berries, aniseed and earth. Everything is in its place on the palate with spice making a lively connection with tastebuds. It’s a measured wine, endowed nicely with tannin, but not obtrusive, just enough to ensure further ageing potential. This is medium bodied in the best sense: ripe in flavour, manageable in alcohol, supple in tannin and well-judged oak. Barossa winemaker talk of vintage ’22 wines as “elegant and structured.” Can’t disagree.