Yarra Yering Underhill Shiraz 2024

A single block of Shiraz planted in 1973 on a neighbouring property, it was ideally located to be acquired by Yarra Yering in 1988. With a slight west-facing slope and clay-based soil, it’s perfectly suited for cool-climate Shiraz. The clone remains unknown and is unique to this block.

Hand harvested, bunches are sorted before processing as whole bunches or berries. Half of the block ferments in a 3500L oak cask; 20% whole bunch, pressed and returned to the cask for maturation. The remainder ferments in half-tonne open fermenters, hand plunged twice daily. Pressed to release the last fermenting juice, then aged 12 months—50% in a five-year-old 3500L cask, 50% in French oak puncheons (10% new)