Description
Yarrabank is widely recognised as one of Australia’s flagship sparkling wines poured at the finest restaurants. A joint venture between Champagne Devaux in France and Yering Station of Yarra Valley has produced this top shelf vintage sparkling.
The 2019 vintage is 40% Chardonnay, 60% Pinot Noir. Fruit from the upper Yarra was hand picked and underwent two fermentations – one in steel, one in bottle.
Ripe golden straw in colour with a fine, persistent bead. Lovely complex nose of toasty Anzac biscuits, ginger spice and honey, with fresh fruits of ripe summer plums and orange zest. Wonderful balance of rich biscuit-y autolysis and fresh vibrant fruits. Red apples, orange and tart strawberries. A lovely creamy mousse and with a refreshing aperitif finish that is long and rewarding.
94 points, Philip Rich for Halliday Wine Companion “.. A bright gold with a tinge of green. A well-crafted wine with its bouquet of brioche, baked apple, citrus and lemon verbena. Good persistence on the chalky textured, flavoursome and well-balanced palate. Nicely poised and ready to drink, or, as the French would say, ‘a point’.”
94 points, Ray Jordan “This Chardonnay Pinot Noir combination spent four years on lees, imparting subtle secondary lees influences. The nose has a lemon rind and appley character whilst the fine, yet persistent palate displays a neat mix of bready citrus and spicy pear characters. A linear style with tremendous power through to its sustained finish.”
93 points, Mike Bennie for Wine Business Magazine “This delivers satisfaction. It sits in that midway zone of sparkling wine between richer, toastier styles and those that lean into freshness, tight, frisky bubbles and crunch of acidity. The delivery here shows off some of the yeasty, savoury elements from ageing on lees and yet crunch of green apple, some vanilla cream notes for richness, a core of briny acidity to lift and draw the wine long. It’s a sparkling in a great zone.”
93 points, Angus Hughson, Wine Pilot “This well made 2019 Yarra Cuvée delivers a precise core of citrus pith and peel with a gentle touch of tropicals all well backed by complex nougat autolytic complexity. This is an attractive overall feel to the palate which has fleshed out with a creamy texture before tightening up on a zippy finish. Enjoyable now and for a little while longer.”
RRP $57 *Our Special Price $39.99 when you buy 6 or more of this wine*
