Yarra Yering Underhill Shiraz 2022

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Underhill is the more extroverted sibling in the Yarra Yering Shiraz family – generous, expressive and disarmingly drinkable from day one.

Sourced from a single block planted by Dr. Bailey Carrodus in 1973, this eight-acre patch at the western edge of the estate delivers Shiraz with muscle and charm in equal measure. Where Dry Red No. 2 broods, Underhill beams – showing plush dark fruits, cracked pepper, lavender and a whiff of smoked meats, all wrapped up in a supple, silken frame.

Winemaker Sarah Crowe gives this wine a mix of whole bunch and whole berry ferments, time in both large format oak and seasoned puncheons, and a deft handling of tannin that keeps everything in check without dampening the wines natural swagger.

Delicious now, especially with a decant, but will cruise gracefully through the next 1015 years if you can hold off. A benchmark cool-climate Shiraz, straight from one of Australias greatest sites.