Yalumba’s Vat-11 Grenache 2024 wins big at Royal Queensland Wine Show

Yalumba has won the top Grenache prize at the Royal Queensland Wine Show two years in a row, winning this year with the Yalumba Vat-11 Grenache 2024. Last year it won with the Yalumba Vine Vale Grenache 2023.

The Yalumba Vat 11 Grenache 2024 is a lovely wine it has to be said. I reviewed and scored it on The Winefront site. It’s “deliciousness writ large” or, at least, writ in medium body.

“It’s raspberried, spicy, flecked with anise and pure red licorice, floral in a lavender-like way, and immensely juicy. Tannin has a velvety aspect and so too the palate itself; it feels polished but not overly or excessively so. It’s a quality wine but it’s also a wine that you want to guzzle.”

I rated it 92 points on Winefront, which was likely miserly. This is a good wine. This is a fine achievement. Yalumba is under appreciated.

If you see this wine, buy it.