Yanagara's "PF" (preservative free) Shiraz is fermented and rapidly bottled, without any significant wood exposure, herbicides, fungicides, preservatives or other manipulations. Bottled under screwcap, it is a deep ruby wine that delivers a package of blackberries and boysenberries that are accented with dried herbs and pungent cloves. Medium-bodied, fresh and with unnoticeable alcohol (listed as 14.5%), the wine's tannins, while relatively light in body, are quite astringent. Solid on the mid-palate, it proceeds to a medium-length, grippy finish. I would otherwise recommend cellaring of this charmless wine, but there is nothing in its vinification history that would warrant anything other than immediate consumption. Perhaps a little bit of faith in the saying "better living through chemistry" would have resulted in a better product. Drink now.
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Haven't had a Shiraz for a while. Inky dark, red fruits, no oak, tasty. We polished off two bottles over three evenings. Good stuff. Wish I'd gotten a full case.
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2/22/2021 - La Cave d'Argent wrote: 84 Points
Yanagara's "PF" (preservative free) Shiraz is fermented and rapidly bottled, without any significant wood exposure, herbicides, fungicides, preservatives or other manipulations. Bottled under screwcap, it is a deep ruby wine that delivers a package of blackberries and boysenberries that are accented with dried herbs and pungent cloves. Medium-bodied, fresh and with unnoticeable alcohol (listed as 14.5%), the wine's tannins, while relatively light in body, are quite astringent. Solid on the mid-palate, it proceeds to a medium-length, grippy finish. I would otherwise recommend cellaring of this charmless wine, but there is nothing in its vinification history that would warrant anything other than immediate consumption. Perhaps a little bit of faith in the saying "better living through chemistry" would have resulted in a better product. Drink now.
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1/7/2018 - syrahz Likes this wine: 91 Points
Haven't had a Shiraz for a while. Inky dark, red fruits, no oak, tasty. We polished off two bottles over three evenings. Good stuff. Wish I'd gotten a full case.
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5/3/2017 - jmcmchi Likes this wine:
Taking the sustainable approach a bit further this Preservative Free shiraz puts an inside joke on the PF from winemaker Peter Fraser
No oak on this; red more than black berries on nose, darkening over the palate as the dark acidity kicks in. Fresh tannins, nice fresh style
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