ON-295873 BC-354050 QC-12505866

Yalumba The Strapper Gsm 2014, Barossa Valley, South Australia

Gsm (Grenache/Syrah/Mourvèdre) GSM (Grenache/Syrah/Mourvèdre)
South Australia, Australia

$19.95 (295873)

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February 17, 2018

Critic Reviews (3)

David Lawrason
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David Lawrason

This is fairly pale, so the generosity on the nose may come as surprise. It is full but soft and rather confected...

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Michael Godel
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Michael Godel

In the parlance of our times, the gathering of grenache, shiraz and mataro (mourvedre) in Australia equates to heavy...

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John Szabo, MS
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John Szabo, MS

Here's a lovely, ripe and fleshy, generously proportioned Barossa Valley GSM, delivering ample strawberry pie and...

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Community Reviews (5)

Ghislain Lalonde
Ghislain Lalonde
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It's only wine but I like it
It's only wine but I like it

I like Michael's interpretation here...."how the Rhone can show up in a Barossa body". That pretty much sums up this wine. More aligned with the South Rhone thant Barossa, this is a ripe, but balance GSM blend, with none of the off-putting (for me) excesses for many Barossas. Plenty of red (strawberry fruit), along with herbs and a hint of pepper. A nice bit of restraint shown here, this is fine stuff indeed. I suppose that this is the new Australia and I applaud that! Picked up for about $16 on sale. Tasted Sep 2018.

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stanman
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Easy drinking red with leather on the nose and ripe, juicy strawberries on the palate-almost sweet to begin. A touch of herbal notes mid palate and soft tannins to finish.

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Brock Dunlop
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