2022 Dry Red Wine No. 2
Medal One
Medal Two
Red Wine of the Year, 2025 Halliday Wine Companion
"A brilliant crimson red. In fact, a brilliant Dry Red Wine No. 2. There's a little reduction when first poured but it doesn't take long for this to reveal a complex amalgam of red and black fruits, iodine, graphite and melted, dark licorice. Fleshier and more refined and seductive than last year's version. Incredibly svelte tannins. Supremely balanced. I reckon Yarra Yering's founder, Dr Bailey Carrodus, would be chuffed with this." - 99 points, Philip Rich
Reviews
2 Merit Wine - The Real Review Wine Classification of Australia
99 Points – 2025 Halliday Wine Companion
Award Winning Varietal (Shiraz), 2025 Halliday Wine Companion
The Angelo Puglisi Grand Champion Wine of Show, 2024 Royal Queensland Wine Awards
Langton’s Classified, 8th Edition
96 Points - Huon Hooke, The Real Review
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.
Technical Data
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.
Alcohol: 13.5%