Yeringberg occupies a singular place in the Yarra Valley as one of its earliest vineyards and as a direct link to the region’s first winemaking era. Established in the 1860s, it was the last vineyard in the valley to continue producing wine as World War I began. The disruption of the war brought an abrupt end to viticulture across the region, with labour shortages and changing agricultural priorities leading to the neglect or removal of vineyards and the loss of established plantings. By the end of the war, commercial winemaking in the Yarra Valley had effectively disappeared.
The Yeringberg site lay dormant for more than fifty years until its reinstatement in 1969, when the de Pury family replanted the vineyard with a clear focus on varieties suited to the Yarra Valley’s cooler climate and capable of producing structured, ageworthy wines. This act of replanting marked not simply a return to viticulture but a conscious reset grounded in site suitability and long-term intent. In this sense, Yeringberg sits alongside other foundational Yarra Valley estates such as Mount Mary Vineyard, Yarra Yering, and Seville Estate, all of which helped re-establish the region through deliberate vineyard choices and a focus on longevity. That history continues to inform Yeringberg today, with Sandra de Pury guiding the estate through careful, considered evolution.
What Yeringberg produces today is inseparable from those vineyard decisions made more than fifty years ago. Cabernet Sauvignon, Marsanne and Shiraz form the backbone of the plantings, later joined by Pinot Noir, Roussanne, Chardonnay and Viognier. The latest releases, centred on the 2023 vintage and accompanied by two 2024 wines, continue to follow this original blueprint, refining rather than reshaping the estate’s direction.
The Yerinberg Cabernet Blend sits at the centre of the red program and speaks directly to the importance of the property's mature Cabernet plantings. The Marsanne Roussanne, drawn from long-established vines, is equally central to the estate’s identity. Pinot Noir and Shiraz provide further expressions of site, shaped by the same emphasis on balance, restraint and longevity.
Beyond the core wines, younger vine material is channelled into the Rose and Babyberg bottlings. The Rose, based on Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz, has become a consistent part of the portfolio. Babyberg, including the 2024 Babyberg Whiteblend built around Rhone varieties such as Marsanne and Roussanne, offers a more relaxed lens on the estate while remaining grounded in the same philosophy.
Together, these wines reflect an estate defined by deliberate plantings, mature vineyards and long term thinking.
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