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Halliday Rates Yarrh Wines
An excerpt from our newsletter in 2014 – we were (and still are) chuffed to be rated so highly by Mr Halliday and his team:
Now a 4 ½ Star Winery – In his 2014 Wine Companion, James Halliday has rated Yarrh Wines as a 4 ½ Star winery. We are very pleased with this, and it marks another milestone in our development. What does 4 ½ Stars mean? “Excellent winery able to produce wines of high to very high quality, knocking on the door of a 5-star rating. Will normally have one wine rated at 94 points or above, and two (or more) at 90 and above, others 87-89.” James Halliday is now no doubt the best known wine critic in Australia, so his ratings are an important indicator to many that they are dealing with a high quality producer. Highlights of the wines he rated this year - 2011 Riesling 94/100 (“Outstanding”), 2011 Shiraz 90/100 (“Highly Recommended”).
Mr Natural Shines
From our newsletter in October 2016. Mr Natural has been a natural ever since:
Our new offering, Mr Natural Shiraz, has been a few years in the making, but is now doing particularly well, both wholesale and cellar door.
It’s unoaked, made from our 1654 clone with no additives or adjustments, apart from a small amount of sulphur (about a third of usual) at bottling to protect it. While it has a few rough edges as a result, it has lovely round fruit and nicely balanced acid, tannin and spice. It also has an interesting smokiness that people are attracted to.
Chris Shanahan said in the Canberra Times – “Bottled young and fresh, with no oak maturation, the medium-bodied red shows the lovely ripe-berry and spice character of Canberra shiraz in a soft, juicy drink-now style.”
Nick Bullied MW and Mike Bennie said in the Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine – “Shows great depth of dark berry fruit on the nose with a black pepper overlay. The palate’s full bodied yet supple, with exotic spices, and has good length. Bennie agreed. “Black cherry, berry compote, anise, sarsaparilla, sniff of cola, and a whiff of clove-like wood,” he said. “Fleshy textured palate with juicy, generous mouth feel, cool finish, crisp tannins and a light, fine spritz keeping things interesting.” They gave it 91/100.