Description
If you like a good Chateauneuf-du-Pape or Southern Rhone red, you’ll love this! It’s a flavoursome, elegant Grenache from Australia’s McLaren Vale. There are lots of seductive red fruit aromas and juicy, berry notes on the palate. It’s a complex, well-structured wine, and so (in common with, say, Chateauneuf-du-Pape), it’s a great idea to decant it for an hour before serving. And it will easily keep for another five years, if you can wait!
TASTING NOTE: The wine has a deep ruby colour. On the nose, it shows cloves, dark cherries, raspberries and a slight plummy note. On the palate, it is a full-bodied Grenache with fresh acidity and slight savoury notes alongside juicy red fruits. Due to the long maceration of grape skins and juice, Yangarra’s Old Vine Grenache has lovely, supporting tannins that give good structure to the wine and will ensure longevity. It is a complex, intriguing Grenache and a very elegant, aromatic style, you might even mistake it for Pinot Noir given the red fruit perfume and flavour. It’s a generous 14.5% alcohol but is exceptionally well balanced, and delicious!
FOOD PAIRING, STORING AND SERVICE: Grenache generally has plenty of flavour and a juicy, fruity character that will pair with well-flavoured dishes, even with some spice. Try meat stews, or a hearty bean stew for a vegetarian option. It’s also a good red to go with poultry, so will match well with roast turkey (and cranberry sauce) or chicken, as well as roast pork and lamb. If you are drinking it now, decant it for an hour before serving. Drink now or till 2028.
ABOUT: Yangarra is winery and vineyard in McLaren Vale, South Australia. The estate is owned by Jackson Family Estates, a Californian fine wine producer who, twenty-five years ago, recognised the potential in South Australia for making world-class wines from Rhone varieties, purchasing these vineyards and establishing Yangarra. Winemaker Peter Fraser has worked here for two decades, and is known for making great wines from Rhone varieties, grown on old Grenache bush vines. The estate lies on an ancient sandy dune, which, combined with the Mediterranean climate of McLaren Vale, means it’s a great area to farm organically and biodynamically.
