Yangarra GSM 2014
6.23
3.43
The Yangarra GSM is a careful blending of grenache, shiraz and mourvèdre. Bright and perfumed with chewy earth and spice characters, this is a fine example of what an evenly spread palate tastes like. A wine with a backbone of old bush vine Grenache planted in the 1940’s. This wine will continue to evolve with cellaring, but can also be enjoyed in its youth alongside barbequed meats.
A bright and perfumed aroma, with some of the sandy, earthy characters and subtle spices.
65% Grenache, 27% Shiraz, 8% Mourvedre
The wine was then sent to older French barriques after about 12-14 days and kept on the yeast lees for approximately 12 months prior to blending. The wine received no fining, just filtration.
Gentle, chewy fruit combines on the palate with fine tannins and a fine line of acidity.
The 2014 growing season was full of extremes, hail early in December, a heat wave in January and some heavy rain in February. March was near perfect, allowing the grape maturation to finish just as we would like. Other than very small yields, the vineyard has weathered this storm amazingly well. The grapes were harvested at night and received by way of a belt elevator (rather than a screw hopper which macerates the skins) and only de-stemmed. Whole berries were double sorted before going into open-top fermenters. We cold soaked the fermentation tanks for 5-6 days until the onset of wild fermentation, utilising the yeasts that naturally come in with the grapes from the vineyard. The open fermenters underwent a careful regime of plunging and drain and returns.
6.23
3.43
A bright and perfumed aroma, with some of the sandy, earthy characters and subtle spices. Gentle, chewy fruit combines on the palate with fine tannins and a fresh line of acidity, lending the wine to drinking now with barbequed meats, or putting down for some time in the cellar.