Yangarra Ovitelli Grenache 2023

Staff thoughts - Excellent fruit, taken from 80 year old vines and  fermented in ceramic eggs leads to fine tannins supporting pomegranate, red currant and bitter orange. Talk about finesse! I reckon Australia's best grenache. Rob MWS

Imagine walking barefoot on sun-warmed red sand, the air fragrant with red berries and wild herbs—that’s what Yangarra’s 2023 Ovitelli Grenache feels like. From delicate ruby hue to nose bursting with raspberry, cranberry, red rose petal and a hint of potpourri, it’s perfumed and elegant. On the palate: silky texture, fine chalky grip, cool sapidity, and tension rather than weight. The long time on skins in ceramic eggs gives skin tannin structure without heaviness, and the lack of oak lets the purity of fruit shine. All in all, a Grenache that’s refined, delicate, and built to evolve beautifully with a few years in the cellar.