2021 Yarra Yering Dry Red No. 3

97 POINTS

Philip Rich - Halliday's Wine Companion

A blend of 35/35/12/7/6/5% touriga nacional/tinta cão/tinta amarela/tinta roriz/alvarelhão/sousão, all sourced from 1990 plantings. Yarra Yering and winemaker Sarah Crowe have hit the jackpot with their superb line-up of 2021 reds. Five trophies for three different wines at the 2022 Yarra Valley Wine Show, including the trophy for Best Red Wine in Show for this wine a testament to that. Founder Bailey Carrodus originally planted these Portuguese varieties to make fortified wine. While the odd fortified is still made here, it's the Dry Red Wine No. 3 – a modern-day classic – that benefits. A totally gorgeous wine that's hard to put down once you've had a sip, this exhibits a riotous array of red and black fruits, wildflowers, dried herbs, licorice root and cocoa nibs. Medium bodied and fragrant in the mouth, too! Gently chewy, well-knit tannins make this wine a total joy to drink in its youth, yet it will still be looking good five to seven years from now.

93 POINTS

Aaron Brasher - The Real Review

Really youthful, bright and crimson red in the glass. The aromas are evocative, dried flowers, bouquet garni, blueberry, licorice, spice and charcuterie. Fresh, bright and vibrant on the palate, there’s a real drive of fragrant blue and red fruits, teaming seamlessly with firm, textured and granular tannins and crunchy acidity that brings cut and purpose. Lovely mouthfeel and length and real balance between fragrance, fruit and savouriness.

91 POINTS

Jeremy Oliver - GT Wine

Juicy and forward, with plenty of vivacious red, blue and black berry fruit, this textural and refreshing red from Portuguese varieties offers plenty of flavour and character, if perhaps not the length required for a higher rating.