100 Points - Tyson Stelzer | 98 Points - Philip Rich
Dry Red No 1 is Yarra Yering's Cabernet blend, or as the winery describes it, "a classic claret-style". This 2021 Yarra Yering Dry Red No 1 is comprised of a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (60%), Merlot (24%), Malbec (11%) and Petit Verdot (5%).
Always one of the most sought-after premium wine releases of the year, the highly acclaimed 2021 Yarra Yering Dry Red No. 1 has been in hot demand and we expect our very limited further stocks to sell quickly. This is an incredibly elegant, medium-bodied wine; the palate shows power and restraint at the same time, the iron fist in a velvet glove. Beautiful fruit, a bright acid drive and tannins that form a solid foundation for the long future. Brooding but not intimidating, this will be exciting to watch evolve.
"100 Points. The unique ability of Cabernet Sauvignon to unite
the contrasts of perfumed lightness with deep concentration, grace with structure and elegance with enduring longevity is unparalleled in the wine world. Its finest expressions are at once emphatically fragrant and lighter than air and yet deeper, more concentrated, more enduring and more structured. No Australian wine of modern era exemplifies this profound juxtaposition more emphatically than
Yarra Yering Dry Red Wine No.1 2021."- Tyson Stelzer, WBM Magazine, May / June 2023.
"98 Points. A blend of 60/24/11/5% cabernet sauvignon/merlot/malbec/petit verdot, the cabernet coming from the original 1969-planted vineyard. Matured in French oak (40% new). A deep, bright crimson purple. Bordeaux-like with its aromas of cassis, iodine, bay leaf and some olive tapenade. The oak is already well integrated. Powerful and balanced with lots of layers. Ripe, chewy tannins course through the wine's concentrated fruit, yet the overall impression is one of balance and harmony. A serious and complete cabernet. 13.5% alc. Drink: 2023 - 2036. Screwcap. $150"- Philip Rich, winecompanion.com.au.
