Yarra Yering Dry Red Wine No. 2 2021 (6 Bottles) Yarra Valley 99 Points

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Varietals: 96% Shiraz, 2% Marsanne, 1.5% Mataro, 0.5% Viognier

99 Points – 2025 Halliday Wine Companion

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

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.

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.