2025 Mayer Bloody Hill Villages Cabernet Sauvignon

94 pts
If you like the more traditional styles of Pinot Gris, this refreshing, lightly textural example from Rivar Ferguson-Mayer will be right in your wheelhouse.
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Rivar Ferguson-Mayer continues to hit his stride with this fresh, mid-weight take on Yarra Cabernet. It’s made in the family shed at Bloody Hill, but the fruit comes from de Bortoli's in Coldstream - the same patch of the valley that’s home to some of the region’s most elegant reds.

This is Cabernet done the Mayer way: picked early, wild fermented, no heavy oak, and just a touch of Merlot and Petit Verdot to round out the edges. It’s bright, pure and aromatic - think blackcurrant, bay leaf and a little pomegranate lift - with that lovely cool-climate crunch that keeps you coming back for another glass.

It’s supple, juicy and already drinking beautifully, but with enough fine tannin to give it shape. You won’t find many Cabernets this honest and this easy to love for the price.

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    Nicholas B.
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    3 months ago
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    2024 Bloody Hill Villages Cabernet Sauvignon
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Bloody delightful

    First time trying Bloody Hill and it didn’t disappoint. This was a great example of Cabernet and certainly recommend giving it go.

Price Bracket $31 to $40
Type Red
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Cabernet Sauvignon
Country Australia
Region Yarra Valley
Australian State VIC
Reviewed By The Wine Front
Critic Score 94
Size 750ml
Vintage 2025
Closure DIAM Cork

Timo Mayer

German-born, enigmatic winemaker Timo Mayer is one of the great characters of the Yarra Valley. The words bombastic, charismatic and wild are as much applicable to the man as his wines.

From his close-planted Yarra Valley vineyard, evocatively named 'Bloody Hill', Timo carves out some astounding wines made with low levels of new oak and minimal additions. The signature of Timo's winemaking style is his penchant for whole-bunch ferment. His wines have an ethereal quality, firm tannins and impeccable structure.

These are compelling and extremely limited wines that tell a unique story of the Yarra Valley.
The Bloody Hill range is now the responsibility of Timo's talented son Rivar Mayer Ferguson, and has dropped the Mayer on the label from the 2021 releases. They continue to be superb value wines.

Winemaker Timo Mayer Yarra Valley, VIC Timo Mayer

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