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Yangarra Estate Old Vine Grenache(2003)
- Winery:
- Yangarra Estate Vineyards
- Varietal:
- Grenache
- Region:
- Australia > South Australia > Mclaren Vale
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- grenache, red grape, soil, black cherry, sand, lenoir grape, earthy, deep, fine tannins, spices
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June 2007
- This is some of the Vale's most sought-after Grenache; it was planted by the Smart family in 1946 and narrowly escaped being pulled up a few years back. Mint, fresh herb and black pepper aromas are profound; on the palate, lifted black cherry and plum fruit is swathed in fine tannins. A wine worth seeking out, as it tends to sell out shortly after release. -Wine Enthusiast McLaren Vale is a bounteous basin washed by the pristine Gulf St. Vincent. Ten miles from these waters lies a hillock of 60 million-year-old sands, nicknamed The Beach. It's actually the weathered remnant of a long-gone read more...
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June 2007
- The palate is powerful and concentrated, with kirsch, abundance of black fruit, viscosity and depth that can only come from low croppingold bush vine Grenache.
