Yarra Yering Dry Red Wine No. 1 2018

Beautiful. Memorable. Wonderful. The texture grabs you. The faintest grip, the sheath of feathery tannins at play. Scents of cassis, bay leaf, faint eucalyptus and mint, sandalwood and sweet earth. Pure flavours, come hither fruitiness, but compact, inward, extraordinarily long in character too. A cool expression, tense and taut, luxurious too, has flow, but all compact and restrained. It tastes delicious, generally, though it’s the feel, the stretch, the sense of pedigree and detail that gets you. Stellar release. And I reckon more better to come. – Mike Bennie, Wine Front, 96+ Points The fruit for the 2018 vintage was selected from the Agincourt block of Cabernet Sauvignon planted in 1995 and Malbec planted in 1990. This block is one of the more sheltered sites for the vineyard. The fruit was all hand harvested, transferred to the sorting table, de-stemmed, and crushed into the half-tonne open fermenters. To soften then Cabernet tannins, it was hand plunged twice daily with some extended time on skins. French Bordeaux shaped barrels were used for the maturation process. The Finer Details Style – Red Wine Varietal – Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec , Petit Verdot Country – Australia Region – Yarra Valley, Victoria Vintage – 2018 Bottle Size – 750ml ABV – 13.5%