Yarra Yering Dry Red No 2 / 2023 / 750mL

Winemaking:

Fruit was hand-picked, transferred across a sorting table and destemmed directly to the Yarra Yering half-tonne open-fermenters. As much whole berry as possible is retained to encourage perfume.

A small portion of fermenters had frozen Viognier skins; tiny yields this year, added to the bottom.

A few more enjoy the inclusion of Marsanne bunches.

The wine was aged for 15 months in French oak barriques, 25% new before blending and bottling.

Varietals:

96% Shiraz
2% Marsanne
1.5% Mataro
0.5% Viognier

Region:

Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia.

Vines:

Original 1969 plantings of Shiraz & Marsanne, with additional Shiraz planted across the 1990’s. The Mataro and Viognier are drawn from vines planted from 1984 to 1995.

Cellaring:

This fragrant style is approachable as a young wine but with some bottle maturation will evolve into a beautifully complex wine.

This blend has a track record thus it will continue to evolve for a further 20+ years under suitable cellaring conditions should you want to cellar it for an extended period, although medium-term cellaring also brings rewards.