YERING STATION
The first vineyard in Victoria, the Yarra Valley’s Yering Station was originally planted in 1838. Its acquisition in 1996 by the Rathbone family marked the beginning of a new era with the construction of a state-of-the-art winery and award-winning tourism complex.
The winemaking team at Yering Station take a non-interventionist approach to allow full expression of the characteristics of the region, with particular emphasis on varietal flavours, structure and balance. When a grape variety performs exceptionally well throughout a season, a selection of the most outstanding parcels are released under our Reserve label.
Through consistently producing wines of elegance, structure, quality and distinction, Yering Station has built a reputation as one of the finest producers in the Yarra Valley and Australia. In 2004 this commitment to excellence was recognised when Yering Station was awarded the prestigious International Winemaker of the Year at the International Wine and Spirit Competition in London.
TASTING NOTES
Colour Deep, rich red.
Nose:The nose boasts of sweet blackcurrant, mulberry, chocolate, mocha and cedary oak.
Palate:Medium to full bodied, the palate is fruit forward with rich blackcurrant and cassis. Overlayed with sweet raspberries and violet undertones. The mid palate is round and supple, the tannins are fine and ripe. Deliciously ripe and fabulously structured, this is a classically ripe Yarra Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.
Vinification
The Cabernet Sauvignon was de-stemmed and crushed into open stainless steel fermenters, roto-fermenters or closed fermenters. Extended maceration for 28 days of some selected parcels to improve tannic structure, while, the merlot was fermented separately in open fermenter and plunged gently. Maceration with frequent plunging of the cap by hand or by "pumping over”. Pressed to barrel for malolactic ferment, followed by several rackings. 15 months ageing in French oak barriques with a further 12 months bottle aging...
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WINERY RATING |
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| James Halliday, |
Australian Wine Companion 2009 |
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