2015 Yangarra Estate McLaren Vale Shiraz

97 POINTS

James Halliday - Halliday's Wine Companion

Hand-picked, wild yeast open-fermented with 25% whole bunches, matured for 15 months in French oak (40% new). A distilled essence of shiraz from two blocks within a single estate vineyard. It's in no way overdone, but it does have some of the authoritarian stance of top flight cabernet. The black fruits speak in one voice of the ironstone soil in which the vines are planted. Great vintage, great wine.

95 POINTS

Jane Faulkner - Halliday's Wine Companion

One of the noticeable traits about Yangarra's wines, GSM in particular, there's nothing harsh or worked, there's a purity of fruit that comes through, the balance of tannins to acidity, and this not shy with the latter. The right amount of spice and flavour and most importantly, crafting a really, delicious drink.

94 POINTS

Wine Spectator

Bold and expressive, opening with plump wild blackberry, black licorice and blueberry flavors, giving way to sage, caramel and chai tea notes. Balances generosity with restraint from the detailed, velvety tannins, which never get in the way, especially on the long finish. Drink now through 2035. 424 cases made, 200 cases imported.