Yarra Yering Dry Red N°1 Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2010

Daniel P. Drake

I have had this wine for a period of time and have been interested in opening it for some time. This is ths 2010 Yarra Yering Dry Red No. 1. A blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 9% Malbec and 8% Petit Verdot from Yarra Valley Australia. On the nose there are strong notes of black cherry, blackberry, heavy licorice, tar, tobacco, black pepper, green bell pepper, leather and dark rich earth. On the palate there are good expressive notes of black cherry, blackberry, black plum, green bell pepper, tar, black currant and earth. The wine is full bodied with a smooth velvety mouthfeel, medium to medium+ acidity and medium to medium+ fine tannins with a medium to long black fruit tar finish. A beautiful bottle of wine with many years of life left. Continue having a wonderful week and make the remainder prosperous. Stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia!

Mark Davidson

Education Director Wine Australia

How cool is it when wines of exalted status live up to the billing.?This wine is exceptional. Ripe cassis fruit, juicy acid and a whiff of herbs. Yes herbs.. Classic stuff. Fucking delicious.

Brent Clayton

Wild! Intense chocolate/coffee grounds aroma, big red fruits, limestone, minerals, bold tannins.

Brent Clayton

Intense, blue/black fruit, big structure, balanced.

Bryant Bickel

Again, so nice, love the balance of the string flavors with the acidity.

Gabby

Amazing! Really fragrant red fruits and some earth, it was a Syrah blend but it was light and almost like a full bodied pinot. Found in the Strip menu for 190 which is crazy

Devin Bray

All fruit at Yarra Yering is hand-picked into 10kg picking buckets in the cool of the morning, and delivered direct to the winery. The fruit is sorted, then either destemmed or crushed into the traditional Yarra Yering “tea chest” 0.5-tonne open-fermenters. Depending on the variety, stalks may be added back during the fermentation stage in baskets for easy removal when there is just enough stalk tannin present. Occasionally there will be some 100% whole bunch fermenters for use as a blending component. The stainless steel lined wooden tea chest fermenters were designed to hold just the right amount of fruit to fit into the basket press. During fermentation they are hand plunged for gentle tannin extraction, initiated naturally or sometimes with a specific cultured yeast strain. Once fermentation is complete they will be basket pressed, preferred for its gentle separation of wine from the grape skins and seeds before being transferred via gravity to barrel. Completes malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels. Pleasingly unusual in its initial presentation, redolent of roasted carrots and turmeric, Indian spiced cauliflower. Resolves into a more familiar kalamata olive and ripe red fruit character, with some notes that push the profile towards a bigger, almost chocolatey, vanilla-laced Australian character with a velvety smooth, Syrah-like mouthfeel. The sweet glazed root vegetable flavors remain, quite welcome and delicious.

Big Wave Dave

Love this wine. Always a favorite. Such balance with haunting complexity even without any bottle age. Top shelf

Big Wave Dave

Class. Beautiful subtle austere nose. Pavarotti on a trampoline - baritone but not heavy. Amazing complex fruit with super fine tannins and grip. Amazing. Sues 47th bday dinner Tartufo

Sean Farrell

The fruit really comes out. Entertaining while not being annoying.