Yangarra Hickinbotham Grenache 2022

97 POINTS

2024 Halliday Wine Companion

Destemmed, crushed and fermented in 1800L ‘cocciopesto’ (or opus signinum – a Roman ‘concrete’ that was used in bathhouses, cisterns and aqueducts) amphorae, with about 150 days on skins before pressing and returning, with 15 months' total time. Compared to the Ovitelli, this often shows a little more forward fruit and textural flex. In a year like 2022, where tannins and savouriness are turned up, that brighter pop gives this an earlier appeal, though it is no less equipped with mouth-puckering grip and zippy acidity. Raspberry, pomegranate, redcurrant, rosehip, musk, anise, dried orange peel, the fruit impeccably framed on the nose, and bound by an intricate net of fine sandy tannin on the palate carrying incredibly long. It’s an exceptional release.

96 POINTS

Stuart Knox - The Real Review

Bright, crystalline ruby red in the glass. Lift of raspberry and rose petal, hint of dry soil on the nose. Palate Is medium weighted with slippery red berry fruits and a subtle dried herbal undertone. Well-framed tannins ensure it carries and drives with focus and tension and the finish is remarkable in its length and detail. A stunning grenache that sets a very high bar for the region

92 POINTS

Gary Walsh - The Wine Front

Strawberry conserve, raspberry, mint and sweet spice. It’s a juicy strawberry flavoured wine, with firm stony and dusty tannin, does not have the depth and verity of fruit of the High Sands or Ovitelli, nor the complexity. It is juicy though, and offers almond and sage leaf, with a dusty chalky finish of good length. 92+ Points.