Yering Station Reserve Chardonnay 2022
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Yering Station Reserve Chardonnay 2022

Yering Station Reserve Chardonnay 2022

Sale price$115.00
Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia

Style: White Wine

Variety: Chardonnay

Closure: Screwcap

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Yering Station Reserve Chardonnay 2022

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Burke Road
Camberwell VIC 3124
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Producer: Yering Station

Country: Australia

Region: Yarra Valley

Vintage: 2022

Critic Score: 95

Alcohol: 13.2%

Size: 750 ml

Drink by: 2035


Powerful, flavoursome, lengthy. It’s emphatic - Campbell Mattinson

Yering Station was founded in 1838, just three years after Melbourne was first settled by Europeans, produced the first Yarra Valley wine and became Victoria's first commercial vineyard. In 1996, the Rathbone family purchased Yering Station, revitalised the vineyards and transformed the historic property into a renowned winery and tourism destination. Tom Carson was appointed winemaker, and during his 12-year tenure, he helped put the winery on the map and the Rathbone family realise their vision. 

"The bouquet showing creamy lees, chalk and understated lemon/citrus and nougat, oatmeal and toasted hazelnut complexities. Subtle smoky and buttery hints. The wine is refined and focused, taut and beautifully balanced with nothing out of place. Brilliant line and length. This will reward cellaring and have a long happy life."  Huon Hooke

Expert reviews

"Matured in 14% new barrels for 10 months with zero malolactic fermentation. Citron zest, grapefruit juice and grated ginger. Burdock root, crunchy white peach and sesame paste. Almond meal creaminess with a slurp of sea spray and lemon myrtle. The wine teeters on savoury and flair of pure citrus the Yarra demonstrates so well. Fine boned with an almost Chablis inspired marine feel from the elegant 2022 vintage. Drink now and will cellar well for another 8 years. Enjoy with lemongrass and garlic mussels. Drink 2024-2032."  Shanteh Wale, Wine Pilot - 95 points

"Mid yellow colour, the bouquet showing creamy lees, chalk and understated lemon/citrus and nougat, oatmeal and toasted hazelnut complexities. Subtle smoky and buttery hints. The wine is refined and focused, taut and beautifully balanced with nothing out of place. Brilliant line and length. This will reward cellaring and have a long happy life. Drink: 2025-2034."  Huon Hooke, The Real Review - 95 points

"Barrel fermented and matured in French puncheons (14% new). A deep-ish, bright green gold. Perfectly ripened white nectarines, pear skin and lightly grilled cashew are woven together in this complex Yarra chardonnay. On the palate, this is textured and structured, finishing chalky, grapefruit pithy and long. Drink by 2029." Philip Rich, Halliday Wine Companion - 95 points

"We have a powerful chardonnay on our hands here. Indeed this is a chardonnay that stamps its feet to emphasise its authority. It tastes of grilled peach and nougat mostly, the two wonderfully in sync, though nectarine, hay, cedar and white flowers hover. It’s dry, direct and flavoursome all at once. It’s also lengthy. It’s emphatic. Drink 2025-2032+"  Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front - 95 points

"Flashy and expressive aromas of lemon curd, white blossoms, roasted hazelnuts, phosphorous and beeswax. The palate is medium-bodied with a viscous mouthfeel and focused acidity, giving notes of mandarin pith, pear tarte tatin, grapefruit and red apples. A nice balance between power and finesse. Drink or hold. Screw cap."  James Suckling, Jamessuckling.com - 94 points

About the winery

Yering Station

Yering Station was founded in 1838, just three years after Melbourne was first settled by Europeans. The pioneering Ryrie brothers acquired 43,000 acres of land in the Yarra Valley and named the property 'Yering', its Aboriginal name. They planted a small vineyard with two grape varieties, establishing the Yarra Valley wine region and becoming Victoria's first commercial vineyard. They made the first Yarra Valley wine seven years later, in 1845.

The property remained primarily a cattle station until Swiss-French immigrant Paul de Castella took ownership in 1850. He planted 20,000 grape-vine cuttings imported from around the globe, including some from Chateau Lafite, and by 1859, 51 acres were under vine. The same year, construction of the original winery began to house the winemaking equipment. Today, this historic building houses the cellar door.

By the 1860s, other vineyards had been established in the Yarra Valley. A second de Castella brother, Hubert, planted St Huberts in 1863 and Guillaume de Pury established Yeringburg in 1864. Plantings in the Valley reached nearly 1000 acres by the turn of the century. 

Following the bank crash of the 1890s, Paul de Castella sold Yering in 1896 to his creditors and winemaking stopped. The property was converted to a dairy farm in 1901 and to stables in the 1920s. The onset of the Great Depression and the increasing popularity of fortified wine saw all the vines in the Yarra Valley uprooted in the 1920s and the lands returned to pasture.

The rejuvenation of the Valley as one of Australia’s great cool climate regions began in the 1960s, with many new vineyards planted, including the re-establishment of Yeringburg and St Huberts. However, it wasn’t until 1988 that Yering Station was replanted, and the first wines of the new era were made by contract in 1991.

In 1996, the Rathbone family purchased Yering Station, revitalised the vineyards and transformed the historic property into a renowned winery and tourism destination. Tom Carson was appointed winemaker, and during his 12-year tenure, he helped put the winery on the map and the Rathbone family realise their vision. He produced many outstanding wines from a number of grape varieties, but perhaps his greatest success was the creation of the Reserve Shiraz Viognier, which swept all before it in wine competitions in the early 2000s. Carson was also named 'International Winemaker of the Year' at the 2004 International Wine and Spirit Competition in London.

Wine region map of Victoria

Victoria

Victoria is home to more than 800 wineries across 21 wine regions. The regions are Alpine Valley, Beechworth, Bendigo, Geelong, Gippsland, Glenrowan, Goulburn Valley, Grampians, Heathcote, Henty, King Valley, Macedon Ranges, Mornington Peninsula, Murray Darling, Pyrenees, Rutherglen, Strathbogie Ranges, Sunbury, Swan Hill, Upper Goulburn and Yarra Valley.

Victoria's first vines were planted at Yering in the Yarra Valley in 1838. By 1868 over 3,000 acres had been planted in Victoria, establishing Victoria as the premier wine State of the day. Today, the original vineyards planted at Best's Wines are among the oldest and rarest pre-phylloxera plantings in the world.

Victoria's climate varies from hot and dry in the north to cool in the south and each wine region specialises in different varietals. For example, Rutherglen in the north is famous for its opulent Muscats and Topaque and bold reds, while the many cooler climate regions near Melbourne produce world class Chardonnay and pinot Noir. Victoria is truly a wine lover's playground.