- 97
- 97
2014 Yangarra High Sands Grenache
McLaren Vale, South Australia,
AUSTRALIA
$140. 00
Bottle
$1680.00 Dozen
Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2020-2028)
ABV: 14.5%
Closure: Stelvin
Certified organic. Very deep dark red black colour with a dark red hue. Intense black raspberry, dark cherry and liquorice scents are trailed by vanillin cedar, earth and spice. Rich, succulent black raspberry fruits flood the mouth with juicy black cherry and liquorice in hot pursuit. Vanillin cedar, light earth and spicy pepper characters sit underneath. Still shows plenty of freshness with ripe chewy tannins providing ample structure for longer term cellaring. Outstanding power finishing exceptionally long and concentrated.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 14.5%
Fruit off Block 31 from the highest section - 210m and the deepest sand for the 1946 planted bush vines. 50% whole berries, wild yeast and on lees in used French oak for 1 year. No need for winemaking accoutrements - a pure expression of that discrete spot. Perfectly modulated, the tannins enmeshed with the fruit from whence they came, excellent fruit yet the most savoury and earthy toned and deepest of the three Grenaches. Drink by 2034.
97 points
Jane Faulkner - James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion
Beautiful fragrance here – fresh field roses, raspberry, aniseed and dried mint, almost a chocolate thing going on too. Medium bodied, gentle sweep of sweet fine grained tannin, plump red berries lend succulence, but it’s not confected or gooey in any sense. Dusty and spicy, great length of flavour, with earthy tannin grounding it and pushing it long. Incredibly good wine. Hard to choose between the 2013 and 2014. The former with maybe more length and impact, the latter all grace and charm. 96+ points, though could even twist my arm to 97. Drink 2020-2037.
96+ points
Gary Walsh – The Wine Front
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 14.5%
Other Reviews….
Fruit off Block 31 from the highest section - 210m and the deepest sand for the 1946 planted bush vines. 50% whole berries, wild yeast and on lees in used French oak for 1 year. No need for winemaking accoutrements - a pure expression of that discrete spot. Perfectly modulated, the tannins enmeshed with the fruit from whence they came, excellent fruit yet the most savoury and earthy toned and deepest of the three Grenaches. Drink by 2034.
97 points
Jane Faulkner - James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion
This is stunning Grenache.
Beautiful fragrance here – fresh field roses, raspberry, aniseed and dried mint, almost a chocolate thing going on too. Medium bodied, gentle sweep of sweet fine grained tannin, plump red berries lend succulence, but it’s not confected or gooey in any sense. Dusty and spicy, great length of flavour, with earthy tannin grounding it and pushing it long. Incredibly good wine. Hard to choose between the 2013 and 2014. The former with maybe more length and impact, the latter all grace and charm. 96+ points, though could even twist my arm to 97. Drink 2020-2037.
96+ points
Gary Walsh – The Wine Front