2022 Yeringberg Cabernets

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One of the most collectable and celebrated Cabernet blends in the Yarra Valley.
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Yeringberg is one of the great family-owned estates of the Yarra Valley. The heritage and history that this site holds for the de Pury family stretches back more than 100 years; theirs is one of the great wine/farming stories of the region.

Their Cabernet blend is their most iconic wine, a wine that sits well and truly amongst the Yarra Valley's greats. A flagship of the estate for nearly half a century, it’s a wine that never chases power but instead leans into restraint, detail, and quiet confidence. In 2022, Sandra de Pury has once again crafted a blend that feels effortless, yet beneath its elegance lies a structure built for the long haul.

A true field blend, this year’s mix is 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot, 7% Malbec, and 4% Cabernet Franc—each variety grown side by side, harvested when the vineyard decides, and vinified with a light hand. The fruit was fermented in small open-top tanks, spending 12-21 days on skins, before ageing for 21 months in French oak (40% new). The result is a wine that feels polished but never forced, shaped by time rather than intervention.

The nose is classic Yeringberg—blackcurrant and plum, layered with violet, bay leaf, and cedar. There’s a savoury, graphite-like edge that pulls you in, while the palate is seamless, unfolding in waves of dark berries, cocoa, and dried herbs, framed by fine yet persistent tannins. It lingers with a freshness that keeps everything lifted, reminding you that this is a Cabernet blend built on precision, not weight.

Right now, it’s all about tension and potential, a wine that will reward patience for 15–20 years. But if curiosity gets the better of you, a long decant and a great meal will make it well worth opening. This is Yarra Valley Cabernet at its most refined—an estate in full command of its craft.

98 Points
"That's two great
back-to-back vintages for this Yarra Valley and Australian classic... This complex and harmonious wine is destined to join the ranks of the very best Yeringbergs."
- Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)

98 points – “A wonderful bouquet of perfectly ripened black cherries, blackcurrants, cedar (from the already integrated oak), and lavender. With its core of dark fruits and impeccably balanced, fully ripe yet silky tannins, this complex and harmonious wine is destined to join the ranks of the very best Yeringbergs.” – Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)

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    one of my favorite cabernets

    the Yeringberg cabernets is one of my favorites, and it is quite hard to get hands on it as it's always sold out! the 2021 yeringberg is extremely balance, fruity, elegant, discreet and persistent on the palate! it is even better when enjoying it with some yeringberg lamb!

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The 49th vintage of a Yeringberg from our old vines. A high-quality vintage producing excellent, intense wines in small quantities.

Picked between 24 March – 1 April 2022. Bottled Feb 2024. This year’s blend comprises Cabernet Sauvignon 63%, Merlot 16%, Petit Verdot 10%, Malbec 7%, Cabernet Franc 4%. A little more Cabernet Sauvignon than usual and a lot less Cabernet Franc. Yields across the five varieties varied from 0.5 to 2.3 tonnes per acre. Yeringberg is always a ‘field’ blend, i.e., the vineyard and the vintage determine the final blend, not the winemaker.

The fruit is all hand-picked and carefully sorted. The grapes are destemmed and crushed, then fermented in small open-top tanks and hand-plunged. Time on skins ranged from 12–21 days. The wine was aged in French oak barriques for 21 months, about 40% new.

A wonderful year for our Yeringberg blend. This wine will be fascinating to observe as it evolves over time. An elegant and complex nose of blackcurrant, violet, and liquorice is interwoven with notes of Christmas cake, tapenade, and graphite. The palate, generous and pure, laden with blue and black fruits, is understated and beautifully delineated. It has mid-weight elegance, seamlessly embedded tannins, and a long, refreshingly generous finish.

– Sandra De Pury

Price Bracket $101 and Above
Type Red
Sub Type Cabernet | Blends
Body Full Bodied
Variety Cabernet Sauvignon
Country Australia
Region Yarra Valley
Australian State VIC
Feature High Score
Women in Wine
Reviewed By Halliday Wine Companion
The Wine Front
Critic Score 98
Size 750ml
Vintage 2022
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Yeringberg

There are few wineries in the Yarra Valley with the prestigious history of Yeringberg. The de Pury family were pioneers of the region, having one of the first vineyards in the region over 100 years ago.

The original vineyard was ripped out when the demand for Australian wine slowed to a trickle, however, the site was replanted in the 1970s and is one of the great sites of the modern Yarra. You will see Chardonnay, Roussanne and Marsanne as well as a little Viognier in whites, a little Pinot Noir and Shiraz as well as their elite Cabernet blend - one of the most collectable in the country.

Everything is done traditionally in the winery, the trends of the modern day don't extend past the winery doors. In James Halliday's opinion, "...(Yeringberg) are renowned for wines of finesse and elegance that epitomise the finest the region can produce."

Owner/winemaker Sandra de Pury Yeringberg

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