Yarra Yering Dry Red No 1 2017

Yarra Yering Dry Red No 1 2017James Suckling Top 100 Wines of Australia 2019 "I collect this wine each vintage. I believe it's one of the great Cabernet blends in Australia." Erin Larkin Yarra Yering is one of the oldest and most beautiful vineyards in the Yarra Valley, consisting of 28 acres of vines located at the foot of the Warramate Hills. Dr Bailey Carrodus established the winery in 1969 and is credited as one of the driving forces in reviving winemaking in the Yarra Valley.

This wine will be delicious for the next few years

An extremely fine vintage for Springvale and one that will be very long-lived

Irrigation was crucial  to keep vines in good health

four 'remuageurs' hand riddle an astonishing 50

the purity and depth of fruit is enhanced and the palate really sings

After a vintage in Burgundy

vines were in water deficit at the beginning of spring and therefore became accustomed to dry conditions quite early

it was also a great vintage climatically

so it was into the cellar with the first vintages for as long as he could get away with

which is over-endowed with colour and produces wines of quite acceptable soft fruitiness even when yields are higher

Huon Hooke

really mouth filling with long dry tannins – classic cabernet sauvignon tanginess