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Description
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 wine’s natural swagger.
Delicious now, especially with a decant, but will cruise gracefully through the next 10–15 years if you can hold off. A benchmark cool-climate Shiraz, straight from one of Australia’s greatest sites.
98 points
"This is a glorious shiraz, bursting with life and what will surely be a 40-year life span, so perfectly framed and balanced are its black cherry and blackberry fruit duo, tannins obediently bending the knee to the fruit."
- James Halliday (Halliday Wine Companion)
95 points
"A wine that is balanced and elegant enough to drink young but I would cellar it to bring more complexity into it. Elegant and delicious."
- Huon Hooke (The Real Review)
95 points
"Very polished and elegant. Drink or hold. Screw cap."
- Ryan Montgomery (James Suckling)
Trophy Winner (The Angelo Puglisi Grand Champion Wine of Show)
Royal Qld Wine Awards 2024
Trophy Winner (Best Red Table Wine of Show)
Royal Qld Wine Awards 2024
Trophy Winner (Beast Shiraz Wine of Show)
Royal Qld Wine Awards 2024
Trophy (Best Victorian Shiraz)
2023 Melbourne Royal Wine Awards
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