I tried this wine with winemaker Sarah Crowe in April '24 and absolutely loved it.
I’m a big fan of the wines of Yarra Yering, especially since Sarah began weaving her magic as winemaker in 2013. Sarah was recognised for her excellence when she became the first woman to win the prestigious James Halliday Winemaker of the Year award in 2017.
Sarah and Yarra Yering went on to be awarded:
Winemaker of the Year in 2021, by Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine.
Winery of the Year 2021 by Huon Hooke’s The Real Review.
James Halliday Winery of the Year 2022 and in the same year Wine of the Year, the first time a winery has ever won the 2 major accolades in the one year.
And most recenlty, Winery of the Year 2024 (again) by Huon Hooke’s The Real Review.
Incredbile!
“Yarra Yering wines have always been very good, but under the current management, they have hit new heights. Sarah Crowe is an outstanding winemaker…. Without any fanfare (she) puts out a bevy of fabulous wines year after year.”
Huon Hooke, The Real Review, June 2019.
"Blackcurrant fruits, iodine interest, bay leaf lift, a wonderful energy, fruit purity and precision. A youthful wine with vibrant acidity, fruit volume, a ripe and fine tannin framework that supports the fruit intensity."
Winemaker's notes.
"Very deep, dark, brooding purple-red colour with a rich and powerful cabernet bouquet that showcases blackberry, cassis and dried herbs, the palate full bodied and powerful, deep and dense with lavish tannins which are supple and fine-grained yet insistent and enduring. The flavour is fruit-driven and impossibly profound, suffused with ripe tannins, and it has amazing extract. It all lingers incredibly long on the aftertaste. A great wine indeed. Cellar to get the best out of it."
99 points, Huon Hooke, The Real Review.
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