Little Yering Chardonnay

Little Yering Chardonnay

Little Yering Chardonnay is a bright and refreshing Chardonnay with vibrant aromas of grapefruit, stone fruits and honeydew melon, a creamy texture and a clean, fresh finish.

Vintage
A wetter than usual start to the season resulted in lower yielding crops, which in some varieties were up to 50% lower than usual. However, the lower quantity meant the fruit quality was excellent, with vines producing intense flavour and fruit concentration.
Vineyard
The Chardonnay grapes are sourced from premium growers in the cool climate Victorian regions of the Pyrenees and Nagambie Lakes. The Pyrenees is located at the western reach of the Great Dividing Range, with sub-valleys and lush green rolling hills it lies at a latitude of 37º, an ideal climatic band for growing grapes. The combination of red clay, quartz and sandy loam soils and cool nights and warm days allow for slow ripening and create ideal conditions for crisp wines. Nagambie Lakes is a sub-region of the Goulburn Valley in Central Victoria, where Lake Nagambie, the Goulburn River, and many billabongs, creeks and smaller streams shape the region’s terroir. The region’s mild mesoclimate prolongs the growing season, resulting in a long grape hang time. The region’s reddish-brown soil, rich in iron oxide, is both well-draining and moistureretentive, keeping the vine hydrated while restricting excessive growth which results in concentrated flavours. The vines are between 10 to 40 years old and are made up of clones P58 and I10V12.
Winemaking
The grapes were carefully selected and underwent cool fermentation in stainless steel tanks with selected yeasts, lasting 14 days. Lees stirring took place post fermentation, adding texture to the resulting wine. The wine was matured on the lees for several months prior to bottling.
Tasting Note
A bright and refreshing Chardonnay with vibrant aromas of grapefruit, stone fruits and honeydew melon, a creamy texture and a clean, fresh finish.
Grape
Chardonnay 

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Yering Station has a rich history which began in 1838 when the Scottish Ryrie brothers established a property in the heart of the Yarra Valley naming it Yering, an Aboriginal name, and planted Victoria’s first vineyard. In the 1850’s Yering Station was acquired by Swiss-French migrant Paul de Castella. He greatly extended the vineyards, planting with cuttings imported from France, including some from Château Lafite. He is widely regarded as the father of the wine industry in the Yarra Valley. He built a house and a garden, planting 330 elm trees along the driveway, which still stand today and also built the winery, which is now the cellar door. Paul’s winemaking achievements were recognised in 1861, when Yering wines won the prized Argus Gold Cup and in 1889 when they won a Grand Prix at the Universal Exhibition in Paris – the sole award for a wine made in the southern hemisphere. This marked the beginning of global acclaim. Yering passed through other hands throughout the early 1900’s until it was purchased by the current owners: the Rathbone Family in 1996 (they also own Xanadu in Margaret River and Mount Langi Ghiran in the Grampians). Chardonnay, Viognier, Pinot Noir, Shiraz, Grenache, Mourvedre and Cabernet Sauvignon are cultivated on 112 hectares in five sites across the Yarra Glen and Coldstream subregions of the cool climate Yarra Valley, each with its own subtle changes in soil, aspect and elevation. Yering have an intimate understanding of their vineyards. They have invested in precision viticulture technology, which allows them to map the finest parcels from their best blocks – and even their best rows. In this way they are able to discover micro-variations that reveal immaculate parcels of wine – which is what happened with their sensational flagship wine Scarlett, a seductive and complex Pinot Noir pioneered by the late viticulturist Nathan Scarlett. This wine has been awarded a 99-point score by James Halliday. In the cellar tradition and innovation are seamlessly blended to highlight the distinctive hallmarks of their cool climate fruit. Native yeasts are utilised for fermentation; they employ hand-plunging and the wines are matured in French oak. The wines are meticulously crafted. They vinify each parcel of vines separately, and evaluate them in an annual allocation tasting, where each parcel is randomised and served blind to determine their final home. This 5-Star rated winery is a benchmark for cool climate wines across Australia. They bring the vineyard to the bottle in beautifully poised and elegant wines, which fully express the characteristics of this historic region.

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Little Yering Chardonnay