Yangarra Estate Vineyard Old Vine Grenache [2016] 750ml/Red Yangarra Estate Vineyard Old Vine Grenache

Youngara's history begins in 1946 with a Grenache field cultivated at the foot of Mt Lofty Mountains in McLaren Vale. When land was distributed as a reward to Australian soldiers returning from World War II, Frederick Smart, who was granted the current Yungara Estate, planted grenache trees on the land. The Smart family have long been growers selling grapes to wineries in McLaren Vale and other regions, with his son Bernard assisting his father Frederic.

In 2000, California giant Jackson Family Wines, which had entered the Australian wine business with the aim of investing in world-class Shiraz and Grenache, decided to invest in the Smart Family Vineyard, and a year later, Yangara Estate was established.

The 100ha Youngara vineyard is located in the McLaren Vale sub-district of Blewitt Spring, at an altitude of 150–210m. The soil is rich in variety, from gravel containing iron ore to sedimentary clay and even sand carried by the wind. The vineyard where old-vine Grenache and young vines of Carignan, Cinsault and Mourvèdre are cultivated was formed by a river that collected water from the Mt Lofty Mountains about 500,000 years ago. For this reason, the deep underground layer of the field is red sandy soil that contains iron, and the upper layer is covered with iron ore soil, which has oxidized the sand and turned into a hard stone.

The 100ha field is divided into 35 blocks, all of which are grown using biodynamic farming methods. In 2012, the Youngara field was certified as an A-rank field by the Australian certification body Australian Organics as a field that practices biodynamics.

The grapes are sorted using automatic fruit sorting machines, which remove all unripe grapes and insects introduced during harvest. The grapes are fermented with native yeast and gently pressed in a stainless steel basket press to avoid over-extraction. For aging, we use neutral French oak barrels that have been used for several years.

Attractive floral aromas with bright notes of wild strawberries and red fruits, followed by rich cherry fruit, persistent acidity and minerality on the long finish. It is made from 69-year-old grenache grown biodynamically in deep sandy fields and fermented in barrels using native yeast.

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