Yering Station Village Shiraz 2016 Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia 75cl

Founded in 1838 on the banks of the Yarra, Yering Station pairs deep history with one of Victoria’s most reliable cool-climate sites. Its Village range carries that heritage into an approachable, everyday wine, made to reflect the varieties the Yarra Valley handles best.

Shiraz in the Yarra sits in a fresher, more peppery register than the bigger, warmer-climate Australian styles further inland. The Village bottling leans into that, offering medium-bodied fruit and a savoury, spicy lift rather than sheer power and sweetness.

The 2016 vintage gave ripe yet balanced fruit, keeping the acidity and fine tannin that define cool-climate Shiraz. The result is a wine with lively energy and a persistent structure that carries the flavour through a long finish.

In the glass expect blackberry and blackcurrant with a thread of liquorice, a lively front palate and a fine-grained, persistent tannin backbone. Gently spicy and savoury, it is an easy match for grilled meats, sausages, roast vegetables or a hearty pasta.

For drinkers who enjoy northern Rhone Syrah or other cool-climate Shiraz, the Village is a smart, well-priced introduction to the peppery, more restrained side of Australian Shiraz from a historic Yarra estate.