Neil Cornish

9.1

Darker and deeper than a typical Fleurie. Dark cherry and spicey mineral notes. Really fresh and easy going. — 8 months ago

Nicolas Duchesneau

8.9

Fruits a la tonne et un peu de chauffe mais j’ai bien aimé — 3 years ago

Devin Bray

9.4

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. — 3 years ago

ben shipley

9.1

Buttery bourbon chard. With a little marketing they could sell a tonne of this in Australia. — 9 months ago

Sylvain Rhainds

9.3

Quelle jeunesse insolante. Fruit a la tonne et matière en contrôle !! Wow — 3 years ago

Isabel Inkster

9.2

Nutty, with some unripe white peach/green apple. Touch of malo balanced by healthy acidity. Burgundy-adjacent. — 3 years ago

Keegan DeWitt

9.3

Wow Fleurie you’re pretty!!! — 5 years ago

Jesse Bookout

8.9

Nice medium body red. Rich with dark red fruit vibes. Not quite a summer wine, better for early fall. — 9 months ago

with Bree

Jaz

9.1

Juicy, spicy pinot — 3 years ago

Jeremy Pollard

9.1

First off, this is top notch pinot. It’s still young, but has the bones to become something special. Initial aroma speaks of oak and structure, and a note not unlike Band-Aids. There’s a cherry component beneath, which comes through on the palate as well, laden with chewy texture and savoury notes. It paired exceptionally well with duck in cherry sauce, unsurprisingly. Looking forward to more of this. — 5 years ago

with Sam