Yarra Yering Dry Red Wine No. 1 2023 is a benchmark Yarra Valley cabernet‑led blend – powerful yet composed, with beautiful fruit depth, savoury detail and the kind of structure that almost guarantees a long, graceful life in the cellar. The Dry Red Wine No. 1 style has its roots in the original 1969 cabernet plantings at Yarra Yering, and the 2023 continues that lineage with real authority.

In 2023 it’s a classic Bordeaux‑inspired mix led by cabernet sauvignon with merlot, malbec and petit verdot filling in the mid‑palate and spice layers, offering blackcurrant, blood plum, dried herbs, cedar, mocha, graphite and warm clove spice over a cool, leafy, bay‑leaf edge. The palate is concentrated but fine, with beautiful fruit weight, refreshing acidity and long, persistent tannins framing dark berries, graphite, tobacco and subtle oak char, already complex but clearly built to evolve for well over a decade.

Halliday’s Wine Companion has again put Yarra Yering Dry Red Wine No. 1 at the top of the tree, naming the 2023 release “Cabernet & Blends of the Year” in the 2026 guide, and James Suckling has also scored the 2023 at an elite level, underlining its status as one of Australia’s greatest cabernet blends. If you’re looking to buy cabernet‑based red wine online for the cellar or a special dinner, this is exactly the sort of bottle that rewards both patience and a proper decant.