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"With more than 170 years of unbroken independence, Yalumba continues to make wine at its founder’s home estate under the 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.
Made from a collection of gnarled old bush vine vineyards planted from 1920 – 1976, these vineyards produce small quantities of fruit with a high concentration of flavours. A range of terroir can be seen across the different vineyards, from sandy soils and loam to red-brown earth over red clay. Each parcel of fruit has individuality, creating intriguing complexity.
Bright garnet in colour with purple and red hues. Inviting aromas of dark cherries and raspberry amid a floral, spicy background. Time in the glass reveals orange zest, lavender and a tantalising hint of herbes de Provence. This medium–bodied, seductive Grenache shows excellent balance between fruits and spices, silky tannins and lively acidity."
5 Stars & 93/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, March 2023 (2021 Vintage)
"True to variety, it's sweetly perfumed on the nose with ripe cherry, raspberry, floral and mixed spice aromas, leading to a silky-smooth palate displaying plush texture and mellow tannins. Enticing and highly enjoyable. At its best: now to 2030."
92/100 Cameron Douglas MS, March 2023 (2021 Vintage)
"A wine that always punches above its weight with a finesse and charm layered into the aromas and flavours of fresh red and yellow plums, some spiced red berries then a fine oak, abundance of fine tannins and baseline acidity for structure and length. Well made with persistent flavours and a light stone mineral quality, best drinking from 2023 through 2029."
Reviews for the 2020 vintage below…
91/100 Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front, June 2022 (2020 Vintage)
"Barossa grenache in very good form. So drinkable; so likeable. Redcurrant, liquorice and cloves with earth and roasted spice notes. It has good momentum, it uses a modest amount of reduction to positive effect, and while it’s light in Barossa terms it’s not slight or underdone. Can’t really go wrong here."
