Yelland & Papps Single Vineyard Cinsault

Single Vineyard Cinsault 2022

Name: Single Vineyard Cinsault 2022
SKU: 9886
Price: 43.00 AUD
Availability: InStock

$43.00

Current Vintage: 2022

Yelland & Papps Barossa Valley Single Vineyard
Cinsault 2022

THE VINTAGE
A wet start to winter followed by a dry mild spring and summer led to a longer and slower
ripening period delaying the start of vintage by a week or two. Within the growing season,
we dealt with frost and hail which ultimately reduced our yield to 30% below average.

LOCATION
Situated 285m above sea level in the sub-region of Stone Well Barossa Valley the soil is
heavy rich loam over red clay with a sprinkling of pink quartz throughout the vineyard.

THE WINE
With a deep love for Rhone varietals, Michael and Susan have been experimenting with
parcels of Cinsault since 2018 from different vineyards. Before today these parcels have
been a crucial blending component to the Vin de Soif, Looking at parcels over the years
many times the discussion was to keep and release a single parcel of a single varietal wine.
The 2022 parcel deriving from the Sonntag vineyard did just that, pushing the idea
further to showcase this varietal independently.

TERROIR
A newly planted vineyard from the Sonntag family on the highest point of the vineyard,
running east-west and trellised on its own roots.

AGEING
The fruit is hand-harvested, crushed and basket pressed, spontaneous yeast ferment left to
elevage for ten months in 100% seasoned French puncheon. Only one puncheon made and
bottled, limited availability.

VARIETALS
100% Cinsault

SERVING
16 degrees in a tasting glass

TASTING NOTES
Instant aromas of fresh cranberry, and cherries, with a crunch and cranberry texture and
could be mistaken for Beaujolais!
13.5% alc
Cellar for a further 5-8 years

Category: Single Vineyard Wines

Awards & Reviews
Vineyard Info

Awards & Reviews

Dark and youthful in the glass. Lifted aromas of bramble, blackberry, charcuterie, eucalyptus and spice. The palate is fresh and youthful. Flavours are in the red and blue fruit zone along with chalky, shapely tannins and tangy acidity. There’s real brightness and life here, very enjoyable drinking

90/100 – Aaron Brasher The Real Review

Pronounced like Sun-so, the annunciation is a fitting emphasis: SO much fruit, SO much crunch. I like this Cin-SAULT much. Putting aside the vinous jingle, what begins youthful and jovial builds like LEGO® blocks to form a complex structure. Initial bricks of lip-smacking red fruits; cherry, raspberry and that sweet/sour cranberry juice bite. Supported by a foundation of mulberries, pomegranate, balsamic strawberries and allspice – with a concentration that defies its lighter body. Tannins, not dissimilar to LEGO® studs, are out of sight but interlocked to hold this wine together beautifully. So unpretentiously hip.

92 Points – Tijana Laganin

Cinsault is a grape ripe for our times. It hails from the Languedoc-Roussillon and laps up the heat. For a long time, it has enjoyed a home in the Barossa as a blender, but maybe not anymore. This youngster is way too good, too delicious to be anything but a stand-alone treat. Rises in blue fruits, mulberry, cherry with a delightful sprinkle of spice and just a splash of pepper. Seems light and super fresh but first impressions can be deceptive. There is good weight and flavour intensity behind all of that delightful blue and red fruited façade. It boasts a higher vinous IQ than an immediate introduction reveals with lingering tannins and good structure. Substance, length and flavour – this is one smart wine.

92 points – Jeni Port

If you enjoy vibrant examples of Pinot Noir, Gamay or Grenache, you’ll be sure to love this Cinsault from Yelland & Papps. It’s juicy, slurpable and delicious.
In March 2020 I sat at a table with Michael and Susan sharing a Cinsault from McLaren Vale. It was drinking a treat and its juicy and slurpable vibe saw it downed in no time. “You can make a wine like this,” I suggested. And here we are. A Yelland & Papps Cinsault…
Sourced from a vineyard in Stonewell, scents of pretty dried petals, raspberries, red cherries, pomegranate, blackcurrant leaf and twiggy spices set the scene. Finely structured, it’s wonderfully weighted and almost seems to float through the mouth. A flash of char and a puff of earth add to the detail. Superfine, sheets of delicate spice coat a long and sustained finish. Silky tannins excite before the bright red apple and ruby grapefruit acidity swoops adding crunch and vibrance. A day on, more blue fruits rise up but the juiciness still shows vitality and joy.
Yep. So joyous. So delicious.
Drink to three years+ 94/100 – Qwine

2022 Yelland & Papps Barossa Valley Single Vineyard Cinsault
94 points

‘Situated 285m above sea level in the sub-region of Stone Well Barossa Valley the soil is heavy rich loam over red clay with a sprinkling of pink quartz throughout the vineyard. A newly planted vineyard from the Sonntag family on the highest point of the vineyard, running east-west and trellised on its own roots.’

If you drink a lot of reds from the southern Rhône or rosé from Provence, chances are you’ve had Cinsault/Cinsaut amongst the blend of grapes. It isn’t found very often as a varietal, which is a shame, as it can be quite lovely. A case in point is Yelland & Papps’ Cinsault, which is honestly one of the brightest and fruitiest wines I’ve had in a while. It has jubey aromas of raspberry and strawberry, intense boysenberry, violet prettiness, and cinnamon spice. It’s very zippy and fresh, with an energy on the palate that makes it perfect to sip or to pair with rich and spicy food.

Reviewer: Brendan Black

92 points

This 2022 single vineyard Cinsault, rare for the Barossa, is a delightful epxresion with fruits of the forest aromas topped by layers of charcuterie with saovury earthy tones sitting gently beneath. Juicy and vibrant, it delivers fleshy open-knit dark berry flavours, with supple tannins providing a silky, enticing texture which continues through to a long finish. Very impressive and will hold.

–Angus Hughson