Yarra Yering Dry Red Nº 2 2011

A blend of shiraz, mataro, viognier and marsanne, shiraz the major player. The hue is excellent, the bouquet is fragrant, and the medium-bodied palate positively sings; the red fruits are wreathed in a web of fine spices, mainly fruit-derived, but in part from French oak. A lovely, unforced wine. Drink now or in 20 years time. Drink by 2031. Score - 96. (James Halliday, winecompanion.com.au, March 2, 2013)