Category: | White Wines |
Sub-Category: | White Wines |
Producer: | Yarra Yering |
Label Name: | Chardonnay |
Vintage: | 2017 |
Country: | Australia |
Region: | Yarra Valley, Victoria |
Volume: | 1500ml |
ABV: | 13% |
Grape(s): | Chardonnay |
Acidity: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 10-12°C |
Awards/Ratings
James Halliday 94 pts; Campbell Mattinson / The Wine Front 94 pts
Tasting Note
Bright lemon and white-peach fruit with flinty/mineral core, creamy lees texture, subtle brioche and hazelnut oak spice, focused acidity and a long saline finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roast chicken, pork belly, creamy seafood (lobster/seafood pasta), mushroom risotto. Asian: miso-glazed salmon, tempura prawns, sushi/sashimi (oily fish), Cantonese roast duck, yakitori.
Production Method
Hand-harvested, overnight chill and whole-bunch pressed; wild/native yeast fermentation in French oak (≈30% new), matured ~10 months with no malolactic fermentation; bottled under screwcap.
Vineyard Info
Yarra Yering, founded 1969 by Dr Bailey Carrodus, farms estate vineyards in Gruyere (Yarra Valley). Now led by winemaker Sarah Crowe; known for old-vine blocks, precise viticulture and minimal-intervention winemaking.