Yarra Yering Dry Red No 2 2017

Yarra Yering Dry Red No 2 2017Yarra 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. His first wines, produced from the 1973 vintage, were the first wines to be commercially produced in the Valley for more than fifty years. "It's medium to

4 hectare Grenache block that was planted in 1934

The wine is made by David and Liam Anderson from Wild Duck Creek

which is on calcareous clay

But as Schubert said

This complex vinification has resulted in a very complex pinot

crisp apple and lemon

settled and cool fermented with the inclusion of a small portion of solids

"  Mike Frost

draws you in to find all those details

some of which have been in the earth since the first days of the family estate

Warmer districts had a break with some early March rain delaying the harvest and allowing great flavour development

the sheer amplitude of flavour and lingering vinous memory left by this wine have never been so profound