Yering Station Little Yering Pinot Noir 2025 Yarra Valley

Winemaking Notes
The Yering Station Little Yering Pinot Noir 2025 serves as an exemplary introduction to the world of Yering Station, a winery with a remarkable heritage as home to Victoria's first planted vineyards in 1838. Named after the Aboriginal community 'Yering' on which the original vines were planted, this historic estate has prospered for nearly two centuries, building a reputation for exceptional quality wines that showcase the unique character of the Yarra Valley. Crafted from 100% Pinot Noir, this wine is produced using clean and modern winemaking techniques that prioritise fruit purity and regional expression. The approach results in a wine that is silky, fresh and approachable, making it an ideal entry point to understanding the quality and style that define Yering Station. True to the regional style, the winemaking emphasises the variety's natural elegance whilst building complexity through careful handling. The wine displays red cherries coupled with delicious savoury spice, with a silky concentration that provides richness and length on the palate. The detailed, structured tannin frames the wine beautifully, whilst balanced acidity carries the plush, dark berry fruits through the lingering finish, creating a wine that exemplifies the clean, modern winemaking philosophy employed at this historic Victorian estate.

Vintage Conditions
The 2025 vintage in the Yarra Valley delivered excellent conditions for Pinot Noir production, allowing Yering Station to craft a wine of exceptional quality and regional character. The growing season benefited from the Yarra Valley's renowned cool-climate conditions, with the region's unique terroir—characterised by ancient soils, varied topography and maritime influence—proving ideal for developing the complex aromatics and elegant structure that define premium Victorian Pinot Noir. The vintage conditions allowed the grapes to achieve optimal physiological ripeness whilst retaining the vibrant natural acidity and fresh fruit character essential for creating a wine that is both silky and approachable. The fruit displayed beautiful concentration, with dark cherry, plump raspberries and strawberry coulis aromatics complemented by sweet baking spices that reflect the variety's response to the vintage conditions. The deep ruby colour with garnet hue suggests excellent colour extraction, whilst the rich and concentrated dark cherries and plums on the palate demonstrate the quality of fruit achieved in this vintage. The combination of favourable growing conditions, Yering Station's historic vineyard sites and clean, modern winemaking techniques has resulted in a 2025 vintage that stands as an exemplary Victorian expression, offering the delicious brambly spice, long juicy finish and lovely briary character that have established the Yarra Valley as one of Australia's premier regions for world-class Pinot Noir.