Yarra Yering
Underhill Shiraz
Yarra Valley, Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia
It’s been years since I tasted this wine. Indeed, I was drinking the stuff made by Dr Bailey Carrodus before he passed. I’m pleased to note that the current winemaker hasn’t stepped off the reservation.
Nose is brambly and dense. Notes of figs, dates and cedar waft from the glass. Not as dense on the mid-palate as i recall, but well balanced, with no overbearing oak. Texture on the palate invokes a crunchy mouthfeel. This will benefit from more cellaring, but drinking very well right now.
Thanks to @Bob McDonald for reminding me how much I have missed this wine.
It’s been years since I tasted this wine. Indeed, I was drinking the stuff made by Dr Bailey Carrodus before he passed. I’m pleased to note that the current winemaker hasn’t stepped off the reservation.
Nose is brambly and dense. Notes of figs, dates and cedar waft from the glass. Not as dense on the mid-palate as i recall, but well balanced, with no overbearing oak. Texture on the palate invokes a crunchy mouthfeel. This will benefit from more cellaring, but drinking very well right now.
Thanks to @Bob McDonald for reminding me how much I have missed this wine.
At the Yarra Yering dinner in Brisbane last Thursday ( 3rd October 2024) with winemaker Sarah Crowe. Sarah said that Underhill was the ultimate Shiraz produced by Yarra Yering which came as a surprise but then again Dry Red No. 2 is a Shiraz blend. This was fermented and matured in a special large cask of 3500 litres. Sarah explained that the extra large cask meant less oxygen ingress, slowing down the maturation. An excellent new world cool climate Shiraz. Dark fruits and spice with chewy tannins. 98 points from James Halliday.
At the Yarra Yering dinner in Brisbane last Thursday ( 3rd October 2024) with winemaker Sarah Crowe. Sarah said that Underhill was the ultimate Shiraz produced by Yarra Yering which came as a surprise but then again Dry Red No. 2 is a Shiraz blend. This was fermented and matured in a special large cask of 3500 litres. Sarah explained that the extra large cask meant less oxygen ingress, slowing down the maturation. An excellent new world cool climate Shiraz. Dark fruits and spice with chewy tannins. 98 points from James Halliday.
Oct 7th, 2024A lovely nose - spice, earth and charcuterie. Really, the previous Delectable note said it all - “more Rhone than Barossa”. A medium weight savoury palate which worked well with home made pizza. With air the aromatics gave more dried meat and charcuterie notes..like a plate of freshly sliced Pastrami. Drinking at its peak I think, but will remain at this level until the end of the decade. Excellent.
A lovely nose - spice, earth and charcuterie. Really, the previous Delectable note said it all - “more Rhone than Barossa”. A medium weight savoury palate which worked well with home made pizza. With air the aromatics gave more dried meat and charcuterie notes..like a plate of freshly sliced Pastrami. Drinking at its peak I think, but will remain at this level until the end of the decade. Excellent.
Aug 31st, 2024
#AgedWineTuesday
Dark ruby/ Inky in color with a wide reddish rim.
Beautiful nose with blueberries, black currants, plums, cooked cherries, spices, cedar, licorice, cola, chocolates, tobacco, herbs, rhubarb, light vegetables and black pepper.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry and fruit forward on the palate with black currants, blackberries, cedar, sweet cherries, plums, tobacco leaf, eucalyptus, figs, light vanilla, earth, Indian spices, black pepper and coffee.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.
This is a delicious Shiraz from the Yarra Valley in Australia. Tasty and easy drinking. Fruit forward and nicely balanced. Showing lovely complexity on the nose.
This 14 year old is peaking now, and will continue to drink nicely in the next few years.
Wine Enthusiasts 93.
Feels like a Napa Cabernet Sauvignon based Bordeaux blend. Very interesting.
Thank you Scott for sharing this with me.
I did not decant it, but let it open in the bottle. Good right out of the bottle, and gets better after 90 minutes of airtime.
100% Shiraz grapes were handpicked, and aged for 12 months in large oak barrels.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
93 points.
$70.
#AgedWineTuesday
Dark ruby/ Inky in color with a wide reddish rim.
Beautiful nose with blueberries, black currants, plums, cooked cherries, spices, cedar, licorice, cola, chocolates, tobacco, herbs, rhubarb, light vegetables and black pepper.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry and fruit forward on the palate with black currants, blackberries, cedar, sweet cherries, plums, tobacco leaf, eucalyptus, figs, light vanilla, earth, Indian spices, black pepper and coffee.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.
This is a delicious Shiraz from the Yarra Valley in Australia. Tasty and easy drinking. Fruit forward and nicely balanced. Showing lovely complexity on the nose.
This 14 year old is peaking now, and will continue to drink nicely in the next few years.
Wine Enthusiasts 93.
Feels like a Napa Cabernet Sauvignon based Bordeaux blend. Very interesting.
Thank you Scott for sharing this with me.
I did not decant it, but let it open in the bottle. Good right out of the bottle, and gets better after 90 minutes of airtime.
100% Shiraz grapes were handpicked, and aged for 12 months in large oak barrels.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
93 points.
$70.
Initially reductive with aromas of H2S which blew off. Vegetal stalky notes with red fruits. A medium weight palate with a little raspberry and those whole bunch stalky notes. Needed a little more mid palate fruit. In the elegant style - I have had better examples of Underhill. Had another bottle 90 weeks later on 20th January 2023 with similar notes. Vegetal notes not to be confused with H2S. More savoury, spicy than fruit driven. More Rhone than Barossa.
Initially reductive with aromas of H2S which blew off. Vegetal stalky notes with red fruits. A medium weight palate with a little raspberry and those whole bunch stalky notes. Needed a little more mid palate fruit. In the elegant style - I have had better examples of Underhill. Had another bottle 90 weeks later on 20th January 2023 with similar notes. Vegetal notes not to be confused with H2S. More savoury, spicy than fruit driven. More Rhone than Barossa.
Apr 29th, 2021
BYO night
Very smooth, so enjoyable
BYO night
Very smooth, so enjoyable
This wine is pure funk. Black olives and balsamic wrapped in rocks. The nose can be a lot to get passed but man this is something else. Haven't tried many wines quite like this. It's almost like a port without any sugar. Funk it up.
This wine is pure funk. Black olives and balsamic wrapped in rocks. The nose can be a lot to get passed but man this is something else. Haven't tried many wines quite like this. It's almost like a port without any sugar. Funk it up.
Aug 14th, 2017
Hello old Friend! Translucent, nicely resolved but still on a plateau. Gunflint, spice, smoke, cocoa, bright acidity, red fruit. What a treat.
Hello old Friend! Translucent, nicely resolved but still on a plateau. Gunflint, spice, smoke, cocoa, bright acidity, red fruit. What a treat.
Jun 9th, 2017This was fun. Dark and brooding, balanced and elegant. Black fruits, licorice, white pepper.
This was fun. Dark and brooding, balanced and elegant. Black fruits, licorice, white pepper.
Mar 12th, 2017