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 Shop our range of Pinot Noir today.

Pinot Noir is our heartland. It’s in our blood.

And because of that, you’ll find 6 different Pinot Noir wines in our fold. Each impressive in their own right.

This guide is designed to lift the veil on the wine behind the label, giving Pinot lovers a greater understanding of which of our wines may be best suited to their palates and preferences.

Read on to discover more.
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Little Yering Pinot Noir

If you’re new to Pinot Noir and don’t quite know where to start, then this is the drop for you. A Victorian expression, this wine is made with clean, modern winemaking techniques – making it super fresh and approachable. True to the Victorian style, it offers red cherries and a dash of delicious savoury spice. An easy-drinker, it serves as the perfect weeknight staple to always have on hand at home.

View our current release, available online now.

 

Village Pinot Noir

Moving into Yarra Valley fruit, a large portion of which is grown on our vineyards, this wine expresses what our regional home does best – growing bright, vibrant and juicy Pinot Noir grapes. Think fragrant raspberries, a web of savoury spice and a lick of milk chocolate. A great option for those that are seeking an approachable Pinot to match with autumn-style dinner dishes – from pasta and risotto to duck and lamb.

View our current release, available online now.

 

Yering Station Pinot Noir

Yering Station in a glass. If you can’t get to our Yarra Valley cellar door, then this is your next best bet. Made with fruit produced from our estate vineyards, this Pinot Noir is the proud definition of our house style. It opens with a perfume of blue flowers, followed by dark cherries and paradise spice. Power, beauty and complexity – all at once. A wine that will never fail to impress at a dinner with good company.

View our current release, available online now.

 

Single Vineyard Laura Barnes Pinot Noir

This one’s for all the Pinot lovers looking for something a little left of the traditional centre. Our single vineyard series don’t typically represent our house style, but instead showcase our unique terroir in its purest of forms. In this case, you can expect a powerful Pinot that’s richer and denser than what you’d normally expect from the variety. Dark fruits, five spice, cardamom, herbs and star anise. A special parcel, it hails from our esteemed Laura Barnes site and is its first single vineyard Pinot release in 20 years.

View our current release, available online now.

 

Reserve Pinot Noir

This one’s for the collectors. Meet our flagship Pinot Noir. Only made in the best years, using only the best parcels of fruit. This wine wears its label with pride. Its sole ambition is to epitomise time, place and effort of the vintage at hand. Typically a full spectrum of luscious dark fruits, finishing in a fanfare of silky tannins. A special wine for a special someone, or a special occasion – now or in years to come. One that we encourage you to carefully cellar, in this case up to 2030 or longer dependant on personal preference. You can also opt to purchase this style in a beautiful, branded gift box.

View our current release, available online now.

 

Scarlett Pinot Noir

You’ve reached the pinnacle of Pinot Noir. A very special label, Scarlett’s latest release scored an almost impossible 99-points from wine legend, James Halliday. Scarlett was born out of our pioneering work in the field of precision viticulture, led by the late Nathan Scarlett, which unearthed the small, special patch of dirt where this wine’s fruit is grown. An elegant, emotive and entirely seductive wine – to be treasured and savoured.

Now sold out.

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The spectrum of Pinot Noir in our portfolio shines as a testament to both our love of the variety, as well as our commitment to expressing the depths of Pinot Noir grown in our cool climate. From light-bodied renditions to fuller expressions, each of our Pinots stand with integrity. And better yet, our panorama of Pinot ensures there’s a style in there for everybody to love and appreciate – regardless of your palate and preference.

After more information? Explore tasting notes, winemaking and viticulture insights across our range of Pinot Noirs now.

It’s hard to believe that we’re now at the tail end of the 2021 harvest, but here we are. Always a whirlwind and a joy.

The last of our picks go to Mourvèdre from our Springlane vineyard, along with Shiraz that makes its way into our crowd-favourite Fortified blend.

[L – R]: Frank, Bucky, Blake, Burnsy & Rod – who are the heart and soul of our Viticulture operations across our 5 vineyard sites. 

It’s all smiles for Team Yering, who are elated at the fruit quality this vintage has yielded. Despite the season’s challenges, particularly so with rainfall, grape integrity has been masterfully maintained by our team. Pristine flavours and strong Yarra Valley hallmarks to the fore. We can’t wait to soon taste our way through these wines – and of course, for you to do the same.

Earlier this month, Brendan Hawker joined the Gourmet Traveller Wine team in presenting some of the greatest Australian examples of new world Chardonnay. We were so proud to have our 2017 Reserve Chardonnay selected as one of the 14 wines on show, alongside other Australian greats from various wine regions.

Host, Nick Stock, took guests through a selection of 14 incredible wines, focusing on nuances, complexities and expressional diversity. Wines were presented in brackets, with the team at Bellota preparing a sublime 4-course dinner that magnificently paired with each flight.

An amazing evening and one to remember.

Enjoy last access to our 2017 Reserve Chardonnay before we soon close our cellar vaults. Visit our online store or cellar door to secure your allocation before it’s too late.

Our winery is bustling with V21 action. Meet just some of the faces of our passionate winery team.

It’s been a busy few weeks. Our winery is slowing filling up with Chardonnay and Pinot fruit, and now Shiraz fruit too. More to come from Vintage 2021 – the end is not yet in sight!

Arguably, one of our most magical sites to pick – Y07. This site produces the pinnacle of our Pinot Noir, responsible for all previous flagship Pinot Noir releases under the Scarlett label.

We consider our Y07 block as holding the deepest and most consistent of soils across all our sites. This allows our Pinot to beautifully handle seasonal stress and develop fruit complexity naturally. As the seasons pass, we’ve understood through the mediums of science and taste, that the flavours on this relatively small block will usually develop differently from top to bottom. This level of understanding, through technology such as EM38 mapping, has informed our picking and fermenting approach – the team harvesting and fermenting top versus bottom separately to capture and isolate those delicate nuances.

True to our process, the block was picked in two instalments – bottom rows first and top rows a week later. All rows were carefully harvested by hand, ensuring systematic sorting as the team went through. Quality is looking excellent as an early first read. The important next steps in the winery, however, will determine whether the fruit from this block will earn its place under the esteemed Scarlett label this vintage.

Our last Scarlett release, from 2017, was met with a stellar reception – receiving a rare 99-point score from James Halliday himself. Watch this space!

Early morning in the Valley, the top of our estate vineyard peeking through the trunks of our centuries-old Elms.

Our team were out early, picking Pinot in our Y21 block while the air was crisp and the grapes cold. The MV6 Pinot grapes you see here will make their way into our adored Village collection. This site was cropping at around 3.5 tonnes to the acre, and our entire team are extremely pleased with the level of quality coming through.

Next up is Pinot from our Springlane vineyard and next week, our beloved Y07 block – home to our Scarlett. Stay tuned Pinot lovers.

Images taken by Darren Rathbone, CEO & Winemaker.

It’s all smiles and flying pick buckets over here. Meet the team at the heart and soul of all the work we carry out in the vineyards — where our quest for great wine begins every year.

Meet Blake, Burnsy, Jimmy, Bucky & Rod – who are all key members of our Vineyard & Viticulture team. We also work with local pickers with years of experience under their belts, who patiently and carefully help us harvest row by row.

Chardonnay galore, about to be whole bunch pressed. Our first hand pick of the season!

Earlier this week, our team took on the revered Y28 Block which produces our Reserve level Chardonnay. A large block, it stands at around 2.5 hectares with a slight fall from top to bottom, encouraging beautiful and progressive flavour development across the site. Its harvest typically spreads over several days, so our many patient hands will be back at work here before the week is through.

Harvest has officially begun here at Yering Station – one of our favourite times of the year. At 4am this morning our team embarked on their first pick, starting with Chardonnay in our namesake vineyard. Using machine harvesters, the fruit from this block is destined for the Chardonnay you know and love under our self-titled collection. Rod (Viticulturist) and Brendan (Winemaker) are thrilled with the fruit quality from this morning’s harvest, which is looking to be super clean and pristine.

Stay tuned as we continue to lift the veil on all the behind the scenes action throughout Vintage 2021.

Meet the team:
Thomas ‘Bucky’ Mullen | Vineyard Manager
Frank, Blake & Burnsy | Vineyard Team operating our machine harvesters
Drew | Cellar Door