Yarra Yering Dry Red No.1 2023

In their words - 58% CABERNET SAUVIGNON, 22% MERLOT, 15% MALBEC, 5% PETIT VERDOT

A melange of summer berry fruits and a comforting rustic iodine feel complement some bay leaf lift. Warming clove spice, a hint of graphite and some oak char bring both flavour and tannin. Beautiful fruit weight, refreshing acidity and fine tannins form a solid foundation for a long future. Complex and layered, but not intimidating, always exciting to watch evolve.

Hand-harvested and sorted, only the best berries make the cut. Cabernet is crushed for structure, while Merlot, Malbec, and Petit Verdot undergo whole berry fermentation for fragrance and weight.  Mostly fermented in half-tonne fermenters, hand plunged twice daily. Some of the Cabernet ferments in 3,500L oak cask, with up to 8 weeks on skins for
complexity. Matured 15 months in French oak barriques, 35% new.

Cabernet & Blends of the Year, Halliday Wine Companion 2026

99 Points - Halliday Wine Companion 2026

97 Points – Huon Hooke, The Real Review

96 Points – Ray Jordan, Winepilot, 2025

95 Points – Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front, 2025

94+ Points – Erin Larkin, Robert Parker Wine Advocate, 2025