Yarra Yering Chardonnay 2017

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.