• 2023 Yarra Yering Dry Red No. 1
• 2023 Yarra Yering Dry Red No. 2
• 2023 Yarra Yering Underhill Shiraz
• 2023 Yarra Yering Agincourt Cabernet Malbec
• 2024 Yarra Yering Light Dry Red

2023 Yarra Yering Dry Red No. 1

99 points & 2026 Halliday Cabernet & Blends of the Year

Dry Red No. 1 is where it all began for Yarra Yering, and in 2023, its once again a masterclass in what makes the Yarra Valley one of Australias great Cabernet regions.

This is a wine built on the strength of its foundation – Cabernet Sauvignon from the very first plantings in 1969 – blended with Merlot, Malbec and a splash of Petit Verdot from neighbouring blocks. Every parcel is treated with reverence: whole berry ferments for fragrance, open-top fermenters for texture, a mix of new and seasoned oak, and one third of the Cabernet gets the royal treatment with eight weeks on skins in a 3,500L oak cask.

This is a glorious wine. A wine of depth and quiet power. Dark fruit, fine tannins, just enough grip, and a savoury undercurrent that builds with every sip. Its polished, but not flashy – in every sense a benchmark of the famous Yarra Valley Cabernet wine style.

It’s a wine destined for great things. Winemaker Sarah Crowe knocked this out of the park. It should be an essential part of any serious Australian cellar.

99 points and 2026 Cabernet & Blends of the Year
“Classic cool-climate cabernet aromas of black cherry, blackcurrants, cedar, licorice and subtle iodine. The palate is simultaneously concentrated, structured and refined, finishing with an ironstone minerality.”
– Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)

97 points
“Very smart cabernet blend, albeit very young at this stage and ideally should be cellared a few years.”
– Huon Hooke (The Real Review)

96 points
“I suspect some pretty good fruit has found its way into this exceptional wine from the challenging vintage. Old vines in difficult times show their worth.”
– Ray Jordan (Wine Pilot)

95 points
“If ever the word classic was apt, its here and now.”
– Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)

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2023 Yarra Yering Dry Red No. 2

The Dry Red No. 2 is Yarra Yerings ode to the Rhne, a co-fermented blend with a distinctly Australian accent – layered, poised, and utterly seductive.

Originally dreamed up by the visionary Dr Bailey Carrodus, this wine is almost entirely Shiraz this year with a tiny splash of Viognier – an old-world blueprint reimagined through a Yarra Valley lens. As always, the winemaking is precise: hand-picked fruit, whole berries to boost fragrance, a few handfuls of frozen Viognier skins and Marsanne bunches added to select fermenters, then 15 months in fine French oak to knit it all together.

Complex from the first swirl – black cherry, licorice, iodine, graphite – before opening into a wine of seamless texture and savoury length.

This is elegant, age-worthy Australian Shiraz at the very top of its game. One for collectors, one for the table, and one that Dr Carrodus would surely raise a glass to.

98 points
“Every sip and sniff shines a light on a new corner of the spice rack that is on offer here. White pepper ebbs and flows, a hint of salumi lifts then fades all the while theres power and density but it never sits heavily.”
– Stuart Knox (The Real Review)

97 points
“An approachable and quite delicious Dry Red No. 2 that will provide copious amounts of enjoyment now and over the next 1015 years.”
– Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)

96 points
“Quite beautiful wine from this difficult vintage… Most appealing wine.”
– Ray Jordan (Wine Pilot)

95 points
“This wine is drinking beautifully even now, though once the creaminess of the oak has had more time to settle in and down, it will be better again.”
– Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)

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2023 Yarra Yering Underhill Shiraz

Underhill is the more extroverted sibling in the Yarra Yering Shiraz family – generous, expressive and disarmingly drinkable from day one.

Sourced from a single block planted by Dr. Bailey Carrodus in 1973, this eight-acre patch at the western edge of the estate delivers Shiraz with muscle and charm in equal measure. Where Dry Red No. 2 broods, Underhill beams – showing plush dark fruits, cracked pepper, lavender and a whiff of smoked meats, all wrapped up in a supple, silken frame.

Winemaker Sarah Crowe gives this wine a mix of whole bunch and whole berry ferments, time in both large format oak and seasoned puncheons, and a deft handling of tannin that keeps everything in check without dampening the wines natural swagger.

Delicious now, especially with a decant, but will cruise gracefully through the next 1015 years if you can hold off. A benchmark cool-climate Shiraz, straight from one of Australias greatest sites.

97 points
“Its all bound by a supple acidity and finely wrought tannins, gentle in their guidance but resolute in their persistence, carrying it for an age to an eventual bright and fresh finish.”
– Stuart Knox (The Real Review)

97 points
“While this may not quite have the staying power of the previous two vintages, it will still age gracefully for a decade, if not two!”
– Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)

97 points
“A wine that is always on the list of wines to watch in any vintage… Love this wine.”
– Ray Jordan (Wine Pilot)

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2023 Yarra Yering Agincourt Cabernet Malbec

The Agincourt is Yarra Yerings take on a classic Aussie Claret, and its also the wine youll want to reach for while the big hitters are tucked away in the cellar.

Sourced from vines planted in the early 90s, this 80/20 blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec is all about balance and effortless drinkability. Cabernet brings its signature dark fruits, leafy aromatics and cool-climate finesse, while the Malbec adds plush texture and a juicy, purple-fruited mid-palate. Its a seamless combo, handled gently by winemaker Sarah Crowe and aged in mostly seasoned oak to keep the fruit front and centre.

Medium-bodied, polished and complete, this is the most immediately delicious of Yarra Yerings reds.

A perfect snapshot of elegant, early-drinking Cabernet from one of Australia’s great vineyards.

96 points
“Beautiful flavour and balance, all delivered with great elegance. Delicious wine which already drinks superbly, and will no doubt do so for many years.”
– Huon Hooke (The Real Review)

95 points
“Good depth on the medium-bodied, finely tuned and gently crunchy palate. Lingers nicely and will give pleasure earlier than the ’22.”
– Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)

95 points
“Vibrant and alive with energy.”
– Ray Jordan (Wine Pilot)

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2024 Yarra Yering Light Dry Red

The Light Dry Red is Sarah Crowes playful nod to the so-called Hunter River Burgundies of the 1950s and 60s light, fragrant reds that were never Burgundian at all, but local Shiraz made for drinking young. Sarah takes that inspiration to the Yarra, blending Pinot Noir with Shiraz in a way that feels both nostalgic and distinctly modern.

The Pinot brings perfume and bright red fruits; the Shiraz, fermented as 100% whole bunches, adds spice, structure and a little savoury grip. Nine months in old oak ties it all together, keeping the fruit at the centre. The result is a red thats lifted, silky and effortless to drink the kind of wine that disappears quickly at the table – something that feels and tastes premium that you don’t need to wait a decade to enjoy.

This is Yarra Yering at its most easygoing: fragrant, supple and made for right now. While the Dry Reds remain wines for the cellar, the Light Dry Red is Sarahs invitation to open, pour, and simply enjoy.

96 points
“Loads of flavour and a touch of grip on the delicious, medium-bodied and impeccably balanced palate. Approachable now but no problems cellaring this either over the next 35 years.”
– Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)

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