2023 Yeringberg Pinot Noir

At Yeringberg, the past is always present, and nowhere is that clearer than in the Pinot Noir. Crafted by Sandra de Pury from vines planted between 1969 and 1974, this wine is a direct link to the pioneering days of the modern Yarra Valley. These 50-year-old vines - yielding notoriously low in 2023 - provide the kind of depth and natural balance that only age can bestow, allowing Sandra to craft a wine of immense finesse.

The winemaking is classic and unhurried: fully destemmed and crushed, the fruit spent 9 days on skins before resting for 19 months in French oak (38% new). The result is a wine that marries the brightness of the cool 2023 vintage with the gravitas of old vines.

It opens with pure, lifted aromas of raspberry, red cherry and rose, seamlessly knit with complex notes of Moroccan spice, kirsch and porcini mushroom. The palate is luxuriously velvety yet structured, with a precise line of juicy acidity that drives a long, perfumed finish. It is a structured, delicate affair that will unfurl beautifully over the next decade.

96 points
"Old vines, low yields and a cool year have produced another terrific Yeringberg
pinot."
- Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)

95 points
"This is a very good Pinot Noir, putting on display power, complexity and architectural structure that has it boding well for a long rest in cellar."
- Tom Kline (Inside Burgundy)

95 points
"Power, poise and precision are all present, making it highly food friendly."
- Stuart Knox (The Real Review)