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
Langtons Classified
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
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%