Tasting Notes for Yangarra Ovitelli Grenache 2020 from the Winery

Ovitelli is the most perfumed and elegant Grenache from the sands at Yangarra. The vibrant fruit of those dry grown 1946 bush vines is rewarded with a long, luxurious ferment and a whole autumn on skins in big ceramic eggs.

Vintage Summary

The growing season was affected by a very hot spring, leading to the lowest yields on record. As the grapes started their ripening process in 2020, the weather miraculously cooled to a very mild ripening season. This resulted in wonderful concentration of flavour, retention of natural acidity and brightness of fruit, but above all, beautiful finesse and balanced tannins.

Winemaking 

Sourced from Block 30 (2.0 Ha, planted in 1946 and adjacent to the High Sands block). Hand-picked (21st March) and selectively berry sorted. 100% destemmed, crushed and tipped into 675L ceramic eggs. The fermentation occurred in the eggs and remained on skins for 170 days. No pressings are used in this wine. No oak, matured exclusively in the eggs for a total 11 months. Bottled March 2021.

Technical Details

Variety: 100% Grenache Noir
Alcohol: 14.5%
Ph: 3.57
Titratable Acidity: 5.2 g/L
Region: Blewitt Springs, McLaren Vale

Yangarra

Yangarra is a single-vineyard estate situated in the north- east of the McLaren Vale region, South Australia. Yangarra’s combination of ancient geology, higher altitude and Mediterranean climate provide the ideal growing conditions for the best grape varieties of the southern Rhône.

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