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.
Tasting Note
AromaA bright and fragrant aroma, with spicy red and blue fruits.
ClosureScrewcap
GrapeGrenache, Shiraz/Syrah, Mourvedre/Mataro
Grape Variety68% Grenache, 26% Shiraz, 6% Mourvèdre
MaturationThe wine was then sent to older French barriques after about 12-14 days and kept on the yeast lees for approximately 10 months prior to blending. The wine received no fining, just filtration.
Oaked0
PalateThe blending of these three varieties is an equal mix of sharp precision as much as sensuality. Its fruit is bright, shiny and fresh, showing that silky sheen of the Grenache, yet below are more brooding layers which will unfold over the next decade. Without upsetting this harmonious balance, the Shiraz and Mourvèdre will gradually emerge.
VarietalV_GRENACHEBLEND
VinificationThe 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.
RegionMcLaren Vale - SA
Region CodeDSAMCLAREN
Region Notes
StateSA
Subregion
WinemakerPeter Fraser
Wine StyleRed (Full Bodied)
Mike Bennie
0
91
2017/02/05
The Wine Front, 05 February 2017
It’s a nice thing to drink, easy thing to drink, feels smooth, even and tidy-ish in its components. That being said, oak peeks out a bit in old spice cupboard, pencil shavings and twigginess in perfume and palate, but there’s just about enough dark fruit, Xmas cake dried fruits and spice and earthiness to move things along. Just medium weight, finishes a touch short with smudged dusty tannins. Again, nice drink.
James Halliday
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95
2017/03/08
James Halliday Wine Companion 2018, August 2017
One of the noticeable traits about Yangarra's wines, GSM in particular, there's nothing harsh or worked, there's a purity of fruit that comes through, the balance of tannins to acidity, and this not shy with the latter. The right amount of spice and flavour and most importantly, crafting a really, delicious drink. (Jane Faulkner)
Ray Jordan
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94
2017/07/23
Weekend West, 22 July 2017
Beautiful fragrance right from
the first sniff. This is a delightful
grenache shiraz mourvedre
blend. Perfumed grenache,
with the substance of the
shiraz ideally balanced with
the fragrance and tannin
structure of the mourvedre.
The grainy palate is just
gorgeous, and makes for great
drinking with a range of meat
dishes.
Ray Jordan
0
94
2017/07/23
Weekend West, 22 July 2017
Beautiful fragrance right from
the first sniff. This is a delightful
grenache shiraz mourvedre
blend. Perfumed grenache,
with the substance of the
shiraz ideally balanced with
the fragrance and tannin
structure of the mourvedre.
The grainy palate is just
gorgeous, and makes for great
drinking with a range of meat
dishes.
