2024 Yarra Yering Dry Red Wine No.2 750ml

Overview

One of Yarra Yering’s flagship wines, Dry Red Wine No.2 is a Shiraz-led blend with a small addition of Viognier. The 2024 vintage combines floral perfume, vibrant red and dark fruit, savoury spice and firm sinewy tannins in a complex, medium-bodied style with exceptional ageing potential.

Vineyard

The Shiraz includes vines from Yarra Yering’s original 1969 vineyard establishment, supplemented by additional plantings made throughout the 1990s as neighbouring land was acquired. The small Viognier component comes from vines planted between 1984 and 1995.

Winemaking

The fruit was hand picked, chilled overnight and passed across a sorting table before being destemmed directly into Yarra Yering’s half-tonne open fermenters. As much whole berry as possible was retained to encourage perfume. A small number of fermenters received frozen Viognier skins, reflecting the tiny yields in 2024. The wine was matured for 15 months in French oak barriques, including 35% new oak, before blending and bottling.

Producer Tasting Notes

Complex and layered; sweet and savoury all at once. The fragrance is a melting pot of violets, raspberry, plums, a whisker of bramble, fragrant five spice and black olive. Moderate in weight; the summer pudding fruits come in all colours dialling up the flavour. There is cigar box and cardamom spice lending intrigue and a dry spice finish coupled by firm sinewy tannins that ably support the fruit.

Cellaring

Approachable in its youth, the wine will soften and gain complexity with age. Its proven track record supports evolution for 20+ years under suitable cellaring conditions, while medium-term ageing will also be rewarding.

Awards

Langton’s Classified — 8th Edition

2 Merit Wine — The Real Review Wine Classification

98 Points — Stuart Knox, The Real Review

97+ Points — Halliday Wine Companion 2027

94 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 made from its historic vineyard in the Warramate foothills.

Specifications

• Vintage: 2024
• Producer: Yarra Yering
• Wine: Dry Red Wine No.2
• Country: Australia
• Region: Yarra Valley, Victoria
• Grape Varieties: 99% Shiraz, 1% Viognier
• Wine Style: Still Red Wine
• Body: Medium
• Alcohol: 14.0%
• Harvest: Hand Picked
• Fermentation: Half-Tonne Open Fermenters
• Fermentation Detail: Whole Berry Retained Where Possible with a Small Portion of Viognier Skins
• Maturation: 15 Months in French Oak Barriques
• New Oak: 35%
• Cellaring: 20+ Years