2024 Yangarra Estate Circle Grenache

100% estate grown Grenache Noir, bush vines predominantly planted 2008. Hand-picked, destemmed and selectively sorted with 50% whole berries retained, tipped to open-top fermenters. Wild fermentation in stainless steel, gentle maceration on skins for approximately 15 - 21 days before pressing. 5 months maturation on lees in stainless steel and old French oak puncheons and foudre. Bottled September 2024. Certified Organic and Biodynamic.

This is the younger vine bottling, coming mainly off vines planted in '08. Up to three weeks on skins; maturation in steel and old puncheons and foudre. This is a nice foil to the Old Vine bottling, showing what relatively youthful vines can do on this great site. There’s an open red-berried and cherry fruitfulness, with red florals supported by savoury spice and a foundation of purposeful natural tannin. This doesn’t have the mineral depth of the Old Vine, but the fruit vibrancy and exuberance yield their own rewards. - 95 points, Marcus Ellis