Yalumba Samuel's Collection Bush Vine Barossa Grenache 2019 (Australia)

Description

• French & hungarian oak
• Dark cherry & plum
• Richly textured
• Velvety tannins

"Splendidly ripe and beautifully fragrant, showing Black Doris plum, raspberry, roasted nut, game and floral aromas on the nose. The palate displays elegant weight and supple mouthfeel, wonderfully complemented by succulent fruit flavours and fine tannins. Soothing and comforting, offering excellent drinking. At its best: now to 2029" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Nov 2020

"Bright, ruby-red with transparency, lighter edged in coral. The nose is soft, slowly opening with growing intensity, aromas of bramble, red currants, entwined with peppercorns and subte florals. Medium-bodied, bright fruit notes of bramble, red currants have an elegant core and intenstity interweaved with subtle floral notes. The wine flows with good energy and lively acidity, along a delicate phenolic line. Match with satay and Tuscan meatballs over the next 3-5 years. Fruit from 35 years old bush vines" Candice Chow, Raymond Chan Reviews, Dec 2020

The fragrance abounds with brooding plum red fruits, dark cherries and perfumed berries. The palate is richly textured, fleshy, round and supple with a red juiciness that merges into velvety tannins to finish. A defined wine showing the richness and concentration of the vintage.

Yalumba is fortunate to have growers with old, gnarled bush vine Grenache, producing small quantities with concentrated flavours. Growers like the Schiller family (vines planted in 1935, 1945, 1965), Habermann family (1972), along with our Tri-Centenary Vineyard (1929) all produce the individual and intriguingly complex styles of Grenache we seek. A range of terroir can be seen across the different vineyards, from sandy soils and sandy loam to red-brown earth over red clay.

A cool winter with lighter than average rainfalls. Mild, dry weather through the growing season produced grapes with great flavour and concentration. Summer was full of sunshine and dry weather, great for ripening the grapes and providing wonderfully vibrant Grenache flavours.

With 170 years of unbroken independence, Yalumba continues to make wine at its founder’s home estate under direction of the same family today. Samuel’s Collection honours Yalumba’s founder Samuel Smith, his spirit of independence and conviction to invest in the land and make great wine.

Food Pairing: Lamb and fennel ragu with penne or avocado pesto pasta with roasted tomatoes and pine nuts.