2022 Yarra Yering Agincourt Cabernet Malbec

96 pts
A classic medium-bodied 'Claret' from a benchmark Yarra Valley producer.

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The Agincourt is Yarra Yering’s take on a classic Aussie Claret, and it’s also the wine you’ll want to reach for while the big hitters are tucked away in the cellar.

Sourced from vines planted in the early ’90s, this 80/20 blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec is all about balance and effortless drinkability. Cabernet brings its signature dark fruits, leafy aromatics and cool-climate finesse, while the Malbec adds plush texture and a juicy, purple-fruited mid-palate. It’s a seamless combo, handled gently by winemaker Sarah Crowe and aged in mostly seasoned oak to keep the fruit front and centre.

Medium-bodied, polished and complete, this is the most immediately delicious of Yarra Yering’s reds.

A perfect snapshot of elegant, early-drinking Cabernet from one of Australia's great vineyards. 

96 points
"Matured in French barriques (15% new). A medium deep, bright crimson. Fragrant with aromas of damson plums, blackcurrants, cedar and violets. Medium bodied, this elegantly wrought and persistent wine finishes with very fine-grained and suave tannins suggesting this will age gracefully over the next six to eight years."
- Philip Rich Halliday Wine Companion)

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96 points - "A blend of 80/20% 1995-planted cabernet and 1990-planted malbec. Matured in French barriques (15% new). A medium deep, bright crimson. Fragrant with aromas of damson plums, blackcurrants, cedar and violets. Medium bodied, this elegantly wrought and persistent wine finishes with very fine-grained and suave tannins suggesting this will age gracefully over the next six to eight years." - Philip Rich Halliday Wine Companion)

94 points - "Dark berries, cassis, violets, a trace of ironstone. Palate is tight, firm, elegant, beautifully balanced and ready for ageing. Excellent wine." - Huon Hooke (The Real Review)

Winemaking

Hand harvested, the Cabernet is berry sorted and the Malbec is bunch sorted. The Cabernet is destemmed, berry sorted and then crushed into the half-tonne open fermenters. A small amount of Cabernet (5%) was whole bunch fermented to bring extra lift and perfume to the wine. Malbec is destemmed to the small fermenters and hand plunged twice daily. Maturation in French Bordeaux shaped barrels; only 15% new oak to enhance the juicy fruit palate and immediate enjoyment. Blending immediately before bottling.

Technical Data

Varietals: 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Malbec

Region: Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia.

Vines: Fruit was sourced from the Agincourt block of Cabernet Sauvignon planted in 1995 and Malbec planted in 1990. The Agincourt block is one of the more sheltered blocks and the Cabernet clone is highly aromatic and lifted.

Cellaring: Crafted to be approachable when young it will also continue to evolve for a further 5 years or more under suitable cellaring conditions. The aromatics and accessible fruit palate make this a deliciously approachable young Cabernet blend.

Alcohol: 13.5%

Price Bracket $101 and Above
Type Red
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Cabernet Sauvignon
Country Australia
Region Yarra Valley
Australian State VIC
Feature High Score
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Reviewed By Halliday Wine Companion
The Real Review
Critic Score 96
94
Alcohol 13%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2022
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Yarra Yering

Yarra Yering is one of the most iconic wineries of the modern Yarra Valley.

Founded in 1969 by the visionary vigneron Dr. Bailey Carrodous, Yarra Yering has become a benchmark in quality and one of the most collected wineries in the country.

From this small patch of earth in the North of the Gruyere sub-region, Dr. Carrodous produced these legendary wines for more than three decades. In the process becoming recognised as one of the most influential winemakers in the Yarra's history.

Today, the wines are crafted by the talented Sarah Crowe. She brings the wines to bottle with the same passion and attention to detail that made the great Yarra Yering wines of old so revered.

Winemaker Sarah Crowe Yarra Yering

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