2024 Yarra Yering Dry Red No. 1 Cabernet Blend 750ml

Overview

One of Yarra Yering’s flagship wines, Dry Red Wine No.1 is a Cabernet Sauvignon-led blend built for long-term ageing. The 2024 vintage combines dark berry fruit, bay leaf, graphite and warming spice with glossy texture, fine tannins and impressive depth.

Vineyard

The Cabernet Sauvignon vines in Block No.1 were among Yarra Yering’s first plantings, giving the wine its name. Malbec was also part of the original 1969 vineyard establishment, while Merlot was initially interplanted with Cabernet before further plantings in 1990 alongside Petit Verdot.

Winemaking

The fruit was hand harvested and sorted, with only the best berries retained. Cabernet Sauvignon was crushed to build structure, while Merlot, Malbec and Petit Verdot underwent whole berry fermentation to enhance fragrance and weight. Most parcels were fermented in half-tonne fermenters and hand plunged twice daily. One third of the Cabernet fermented in a 3,500L oak cask with up to eight weeks on skins for added complexity. The balance was matured for 15 months in French oak barriques, including 35% new oak.

Producer Tasting Notes

Blue and black berry fruits with a comforting, rustic iodine feel, complemented by some bay leaf lift. Warming clove spice, a hint of graphite and background oak char bring both flavour and tannin. Glossy, plump fruit, energy and fine tannins form a solid foundation for a long future. Complex and layered, never intimidating but exciting to watch evolve, this vintage is particularly complete on release.

Cellaring

Under suitable cellaring conditions, the wine is expected to evolve for 20+ years while remaining enjoyable throughout its development.

Awards

Langton’s First Classified — 8th Edition

3 Merit Wine — The Real Review Wine Classification

Gold Medal — Yarra Valley Wine Show 2026

98 Points — Halliday Wine Companion 2027

98 Points — Stuart Knox, The Real Review

97 Points — Andrew Caillard MW, The Vintage Journal

Producer

Yarra Yering is one of the pioneering estates of Victoria’s Yarra Valley. Founded in 1969 by Dr Bailey Carrodus, the estate is renowned for distinctive, age-worthy wines produced from its historic vineyard in the Warramate foothills.

Specifications

• Vintage: 2024
• Producer: Yarra Yering
• Wine: Dry Red Wine No.1
• Country: Australia
• Region: Yarra Valley, Victoria
• Grape Varieties: 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 10% Malbec, 3% Petit Verdot
• Wine Style: Still Red Wine
• Alcohol: 13.5%
• Harvest: Hand Harvested
• Fermentation: Half-Tonne Fermenters and 3,500L Oak Cask
• Whole Berry: Merlot, Malbec and Petit Verdot
• Skin Contact: Up to 8 Weeks for a Portion of Cabernet Sauvignon
• Maturation: 15 Months in French Oak Barriques
• New Oak: 35%
• Cellaring: 20+ Years