This is a light, fruity, translucent wine with great plummy hints. It also has a noticeable strawberry overtone and the blend is quite pleasant. It is well balanced with lively acidity and a tart but pleasing finish. Unlike many Shiraz of Australia, it is also not overly alcoholic.
This wine comes from the Barossa Valley, a place I genuinely hope to visit some day not too long from now. Bush vines are very old vines that grow in bush like style and get quite gnarly.
I do not have a strong "impression" of grenache. I know it is a primarily grape in many Rhone style wines. Somehow that has not given it a defined character for me. But this wine, relatively inexpensive, is very drinkable now. It has a character almost to a Beaujolais. It is not, but it could stand in for one. I would drink this with almost any food and it delivered alongside a simple Matzo Ball soup tonight.
A link to the Yalumba web site.
WR
