Description
Wine The Power of Place. For many winemakers, the pursuit of a single site has always held the deepest meaning—a chance to capture a vineyard’s true character, year in and year out. It’s something we both yearn for and deeply respect. While blending is a vital part of the winemaking craft, the purest expression of terroir comes when the site is allowed to speak without interruption. When farming, fruit, and minimal intervention align, the result is something unmistakable: a wine that reflects not just the season but the soul of the place it comes from.
Appellation Barossa Valley, Australia
Variety 100% Shiraz
Vintage 2024
Viticulture Greenock Sub-region Barossa Valley 1.6 hectares vineyard planted in 1988.
Alcohol ~ 13.9% vol
Closure ~ XPUR cork, polynature capsule
Contains ~ Sulphites
Awards & Reviews
Sourced from David Materne’s vineyard in Greenock – 1.6ha planted in 1988 on sandy loam over rich clay. This is the 20th consecutive release from this vineyard, matured in large format French oak (17% new) for 22 months. A wine in fine form from the very strong ’24 vintage. Gorgeous macerated damson plum, black cherry and blueberry fruits over hints of Medina spice, pan juices, olive tapenade, some liminal crushed herbs, wildflowers, milk chocolate, gentle cedar tones and a tendril of subtle ferrous interest. Full bodied, with a lovely fruit weight, a wisp of struck-flint reduction, fine, powdery, ironstone-flecked tannins and a long, graceful arc of flavour on the exit.
96 points Dave Brooke HALLIDAY
Deep purple. Inviting young shiraz of complexity and nuance. Succulent
blackberry, wild raspberry fruit and wood spices with sweet oak folded
in seamlessly. The medium-weight palate is smooth and long, sprinkled
in black olive, leather savoury notes and regional ironstone mineral with
integrated gravelly tannins. Depth and presence. Now–2039
95 points ANDREW CAILLARD MW & JENI PORT
VINTAGE JOURNAL − REGIONAL FOCUS − BAROSSA 2026
From a Greenock vineyard planted in 1988, this Yelland & Papps Single Vineyard Shiraz comes from a site that has been farmed by four generations.
The twentieth consecutive release of this wine, it was wild yeast fermented and sees large format French oak for 22 months (22% new).
With more muscle and bulk than its Syrah sibling, this is quite a different release from the incredible Single Vineyard Greenock Shiraz 2023. What caught my attention this time was the increased spice and tension, not to mention the oak that protrudes a touch more than hoped, with cedar and coconut husk featuring large.
Softer scents of violets are present, but not as lifted. Mulberries, black cherries and plums build a neat frame and sit at the core with delightful berry tart nuances. Dark chocolate, dark soy and peanuts dipped in chocolate add to the savoury drive. The acid shows life and is still quite energetic, even after a couple of days open. I suspect this will be better with more bottle age, and having seen Yelland & Papps wines for some time now, I have found they do mature beautifully.
92/100 Qwine
