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“Yarra Valley pioneers, the de Pury family are renowned for wines of finesse and elegance that epitomise the finest the region can produce. Produced from some of the oldest vines in the valley, these are long-lived wines made in tiny quantities. Yeringberg makes wines from the low-yielding vines re-established on the heart of what was one of the most famous vineyards of the nineteenth century. In the riper years, the red wines have a velvety generosity of flavour which is rarely encountered, yet never lose varietal character, while the Yeringberg White takes students of history back to Yeringberg’s fame in the nineteenth century.” – James Halliday
Guill de Pury grew up beside the out-of-operation 19th-century winery in Coldstream where a lack of interest in fine table wines had caused production to cease in 1921. In 1969, Guill and wife Katherine decided to replant the vineyard and start again, and gradually restored the reputation of this great Australian estate. Guill has since handed over chief responsibility for the wines to daughter Sandra de Pury.
“A 19th century Yarra Valley pioneer, Yeringberg’s renaissance began when the 3rd generation wine grower, Guill and Katherine de Pury began replanting vines in 1969, making their first commercial wine in ’74. Since ’08, the wines have been made by daughter Sandra while her brother, David, who has a PhD in plant physiology, manages the vineyards and Yeringberg’s grass-fed lamb and cattle. Committed to the future, a new winery is in design phase and a new vine program began in ’20 to mitigate against climate change and phylloxera, establishing 2 new vineyard sites on south- and east-facing slopes. The future could not be more exciting for one of the Yarra’s oldest and most important producers. “ Philip Rich, Halliday Wine Companion
About this wine from the winemaker: “We picked the 2021 Viognier over two weeks to balance the freshness and vitality of the earlier pick with the richness and opulence of grapes that have spent longer on the vine. On the nose, rich exotic aromas of apricot, mango and vanilla come together with elegant, lifted notes of honeysuckle, orange blossom and rosewater. The palate continues the theme, marrying depth, volume and richness, with a structure that offers tension, texture and controlled power. Enjoyable now or over the next 3-4 years.” – Sandra de Pury
95 points. Philip Rich, Halliday Wine Companion Aug 2023 “Crushed and destemmed with several hours’ skin contact and matured for 10 months in large format oak. Bright gold with green tinges. Richer and more opulent than last year’s wine but equally compelling. A heady mix of apricots, just ripened mangoes, orange blossom honey and a little freshly grated ginger. Voluptuous, silken textured and with excellent balance on the palate. Finishes focused and long. A hedonistic wine that’s probably best enjoyed in its youth.”
RRP $49 Our Special Price $43.99 when you buy 6 or more of this wine.
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