Yangarra

Yangarra is a single-vineyard wine estate in Blewitt Springs, at the northern edge of McLaren Vale. Winemaker and general manager Peter Fraser and vineyard manager Michael Lane shaped much of its modern identity; Guillaume Camougrand heads its winemaking and viticulture.

Its vineyards include 13.3 hectares of unirrigated Grenache bush vines planted in 1946, while Yangarra Shiraz comes from six blocks spanning 47 hectares. The estate began organic and biodynamic farming in 2008, gaining Australian Certified Organic certification in 2012, and uses winter sheep grazing to control grasses and fertilise soils. In the winery, Yangarra draws on wild fermentation, basket pressing, amphoras, ceramic eggs and large oak foudres, and its wines include Ironheart Shiraz and High Sands Grenache.