Yarra Yering Underhill Shiraz 2016
Pronounced flavours of plums and tobacco with lifted notes of violets and spice. The chewy, yet finely wrought tannins create the framework to support the juicy fruit and savoury undertones, through the lengthy finish.
The grapes come from the eight-acre Underhill vineyard, planted in 1973 on deep, grey silty-loam soils with bands of gravel. The vines are unirrigated and all of the grapes are harvested by hand into 10kg containers during the early morning.
The fruit was destemmed and put directly into half-ton capacity open fermenters, with a high proportion of stalks added back using stalk baskets. The wine was then pressed using basket presses, before ageing for eighteen months in French oak barriques, thirty percent of which were new, and bottling via gravity and without filtration.
| RRP | £73.50 |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Alcoholic strength | 13.0% |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Victoria |
| Subregion | Yarra Valley |
| Grapes | Shiraz 100% |
| Body | D |
| Contains sulphites | Yes |
| Vegetarian | Yes |
| Vegan | Yes |
| Organic | No |
| Biodynamic | No |
| Closure | Cork |
It took the vision of a now legendary plant physiologist and Roseworthy winemaking graduate, Dr Bailey Carrodus, to help re-establish the Yarra Valley as one of Australia’s pre-eminent wine regions. After several years of careful research, in 1969 he purchased land at the foot of the Warramate Hills, and in 1973 produced the first vintages of his now iconic Dry Red Wine No.1 and Dry Red Wine No.2. Dr Carrodus continued to make the wines until his death in 2008. The estate’s new owners are both long term fans and they continue to honour the founder’s quest for elegance and sophistication.
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