2022 releases from Yarra Yering, with up to 98 points
We are delighted to offer three red wines from Yarra Yering, one of Australia’s most famous estates, and a benchmark producer in Victoria's Yarra Valley.
Founded in 1969 by Dr Bailey Carrodus, Yarra Yering played a pivotal role in the revival of viticulture in the Yarra Valley. Carrodus planted his first vines at the foot of the Warramate Hills, creating wines with remarkable individuality and longevity, and establishing an estate that has since become one of the great names of Australian wine.
Today, winemaking is in the hands of Sarah Crowe, who has continued to grow the estate’s reputation. She was named James Halliday’s Winemaker of the Year in 2017 and Yarra Yering has subsequently been named Winery of the Year three times by The Real Review.
2022 Dry Red Wine No.1 (£250 per six in bond) is Yarra Yering’s celebrated Cabernet Sauvignon-led Bordeaux blend and one of the estate’s defining wines, one of only 21 Australian wines accorded ‘First Classified’ status in the Langtons Classification, placing it alongside names like Penfolds Grange and Henschke Hill of Grace.
2022 Underhill Shiraz (£225 per six in bond) is a single-vineyard wine, from a block planted in 1973. It is a particularly fine expression of Yarra Valley Shiraz: concentrated and savoury, but with the freshness, perfume and restraint that distinguish the region from Australia’s warmer-climate examples.
2022 Agincourt Cabernet Malbec (£225 per six in bond) is made from Cabernet Sauvignon planted on the Agincourt block in 1995 and Malbec dating from 1990. The combination gives a wine of dark fruit, fragrance and structure, with Malbec adding both perfume and depth to the Cabernet framework.
Across the range, Yarra Yering combines intensity with a finesse that gives them great appeal to lovers of claret. These are complex, age-worthy wines, but they never rely simply on power or ripeness; there is a freshness, precision and sense of place running through them which makes the estate quite distinctive.
With more than fifty years of history behind it, and arguably producing some of its finest wines today, Yarra Yering deserves its place amongst the great estates of Australia.
Please email sales@richardkihl.ltd.uk to enquire.
Offered ex-cellars, available October 2026.
| RED | 2022 | Yarra Yering - Agincourt Cabernet Malbec | 75cl | £225 per case of 6 | Yarra Yering Agincourt Cabernet Malbec 2022 / / 75cl £225 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Malbec. A medium deep, bright crimson. Fragrant with aromas of damson plums, blackcurrants, cedar and violets. Medium bodied, this elegantly wrought and persistent wine finishes with very fine-grained and suave tannins suggesting this will age gracefully over the next six to eight years. 96+ points Philip Rich, Halliday Wine Companion |
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| RED | 2022 | Yarra Yering - Dry Red No.1 | 75cl | £250 per case of 6 | Yarra Yering Dry Red No.1 2022 / / 75cl £250 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"Aromas of blood plums, blackberries, potpourri and spices. The palate is medium- to full-bodied with firmly integrated tannins and bright acidity, giving notes of dark cherries, wild raspberries, dried herbs and cured meat. Fruit-driven with an underlying savory note. Made from a blend of 80% cabernet sauvignon, 11% merlot, 6% malbec and 3% petit verdot. Drink or hold. Screw cap. 95 points" jamessuckling.com------"The 2022 Dry Red No 1 is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (80%), Merlot (11%), Malbec (6%) and Petit Verdot (3%). The Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec components are from the original estate vineyard planted in 1969. Aromatically, the wine leads with sumac spices and paprika, cassis, mulberry and pink peppercorns, dried bay leaf, tobacco and even a hint of tapenade. The palate is a complex place, structured by firm tannins, fresh and cool in feel and with a mineral-inflected, graphite-like, dried mint finish. Neat as a pin. 2024 – 2042. 96 points." Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate------"80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot, 6% Malbec and 3% Petit Verdot. A deep crimson purple; almost opaque. Uber classical cabernet aromas with its core of concentrated and pure blackcurrant and cedar. Throw in hints of bay leaf, some gravel and a little sea spray and you have a pretty special Dry Red Wine No. 1. It’s richly fruited and elegant with perfectly integrated, supple and persistent tannins. An altogether sumptuous and majestic wine. 97 points." Philip Rich, Halliday Wine Companion |
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| RED | 2022 | Yarra Yering - Underhill Shiraz | 75cl | £225 per case of 6 | Yarra Yering Underhill Shiraz 2022 / / 75cl £225 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"The 2022 Shiraz Underhill aromatically leads with resinous tobacco character, raspberry and mortadella, cassis, perfume and dried flowers. In the mouth, the wine is lean and full of whole-bunch characters, although I believe this only makes up about 20% of the wine. With dried orange peel and bergamot, musk sticks (fondant candy), lavender and blueberries, this is elegant but lean and bunchy. It's a style and done well. From an eight-acre, clay-based soil Shiraz block with a westerly aspect planted in 1973. 13.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. Drink 2024-2030. 93 points" Erin Larkin, RobertParker.com------"Perfumed and spice-driven aromas of boysenberries, pepper, rose petals and five spice. The palate is medium-bodied with finely integrated tannins and bright acidity, giving notes of cassia bark, wild raspberries and dried strawberries. Very polished and elegant. Drink or hold. Screw cap. 95 points" jamessuckling.com------"Inviting red plums, berries, rhubarb and herbs are shrouded flawlessly in a mystifying collective of smoky meat, earthy spice and toast. Ample tannins and fleshy texture drive the palate with an enthralling peppered raspberry finish. 97 points." Decanter World Wine Awards------"100% Shiraz. This is a glorious shiraz, bursting with life and what will surely be a 40-year life span, so perfectly framed and balanced are its black cherry and blackberry fruit duo, tannins obediently bending the knee to the fruit. 98 points." James Halliday, Halliday Wine Companion |
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