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% Syrah/Shiraz
Vintage 2025
Viticulture Stone Well | Barossa Valley
Alcohol ~ 13.3% vol
Closure ~ XPUR cork, polynature capsule
Contains ~ Sulphites
Awards & Reviews
There’s a bit of a Rhône-y vibe here; perfumed and modest in alcohol. It hails from the Sonntag vineyard in Stone Well; 48% whole cluster, 10 months’ maturation in seasoned French oak. It’s a beauty. Ripe, juicy plum, blueberry and dried cranberry tones with hints of wildflowers, exotic spice, charcuterie, sarsaparilla, crushed herbs, powdered rock and blackforest cake. There’s plenty of fruit depth here. There’s space, too, and a brightness to its form, with a slide of chalky tannin and meaty nuance joining that rich fruit on the exit.
95 points – Dave Brookes HALLIDAY
How often would you see a Syrah and Shiraz from the same producer? Yelland & Papps have excelled and delivered two wonderful expressions once again, but I’m all in on this Syrah. Sexy and lacy, the Barossa isn’t all muscle and brawn.
Sourced from a Stone Well vineyard, not far from Yelland & Papps HQ, this was made with 48% whole bunches and sees 10 months in seasoned French oak.
Medium-bodied, I’m hooked from the get-go. Scents of pan juices, cured meats, oyster sauce and roasted meat – the vibe is ace. An ocean of juicy mulberries and blueberries saturates the palate with licks of berry coulis. It’s a wine with an attractive flow and presence, and it certainly turns the perception some have of Barossa Shiraz. Savoury delight swoops with dried herbs, charcoal, black peppers and soft spices riding out a long finish. Give me all those lacy feels and sheets of delight. One large pour just doesn’t seem sufficient. Excellent stuff.
95/100 Qwine
Medium-deep crimson. Fragrant musky plum, raspberry pastille, with
roasted walnut/toffee notes. Buoyant and fresh with attractive sweet
musky dark plum, raspberry, hint strawberry fruits, light chocolaty
textures and balanced mineral acidity. Some peppery notes at the
finish. Now–2035
94 points ANDREW CAILLARD MW & JENI PORT
VINTAGE JOURNAL − REGIONAL FOCUS − BAROSSA 2026
This is a beautiful expressive shiraz/syrah with fruit and spice notes to the fore and oak, if there is much, well and truly in the background. One sniff/sip here and you’re on board, or you are if you enjoy lighter-framed read wines with more breadth than outright depth. Peppercorns, leaves, twig and spice notes meet flames of florals and red berried fruit flavours. It’s delicious. It’s very good. It’s admirable plus plus.
93 points – The Wine Front Campbell Mattinson
Robinson selected this wine among her top six wines on the day, describing it as “a truly autumnal wine – the palate opens with dried sultanas and cranberries, before showing its blackberry jam richness. It’s decadent with a beautiful line of black cherry pithiness, and yet, the fruit doesn’t feel over powering on the palate. Balanced by baking spices and a graceful line of carnation floral notes, the drop feels silky and ever-evolving – the perfect wine to wind down with as the weather cools down.”
90 points – The Wine Front Gary Walsh
