Yarra Yering Dry Red Wine No. 2 2016

TASTE NOTES
Eyes: Deep, dark red/purple
Nose: Intense perfume, mixed berry fruits, floral notes and spice.
Mouth: Primary fruit leads onto savoury graphite and white pepper underpinned by stalkiness and concentrated meatiness.

ABOUT THIS WINE
A northern Rhône (think Côte Rôtie) inspired Shiraz blend which in 2016 was made up of 95% Shiraz, 2% Viognier, 2% Mataro and 1% Marsanne. Fruit was hand-picked, bunch sorted and destemmed directly to the Yarra Yering half- tonne open-fermenters. As much whole berry as possible is retained to encourage perfume. Some stalks were added back to some of the fermenters in order to contribute structure and aroma. Some fermenters added frozen Viognier skins to the bottom,some with Marsanne skins. The wine was aged for 12 months in French oak barriques, 30% new before blending and bottling. The bouquet is pleasantly balanced with subtle spice and vanilla, floral, violet and dark berry flavours which recur on the palate. It has a deep, sneaky complexity. The tannins are soft and ample, fleshy and quite elegant. There is a lovely fruit-sweet core. A gorgeous wine.

ABOUT THE WINERY
Yarra Yering is one of the most iconic wineries of the modern Yarra Valley. Founded in 1969 by the visionary vigneron Dr. Bailey Carrodous, Yarra Yering has become a benchmark in quality and one of the most collected wineries in the country. From this small patch of earth in the North of the Gruyere sub-region, Dr. Carrodous produced these legendary wines for more than three decades. In the process becoming recognised as one of the most influential winemakers in the Yarra's history. Today, the wines are crafted by the talented Sarah Crowe. She brings the wines to bottle with the same passion and attention to detail that made the great Yarra Yering wines of old so revered.