The best wines of Yarra Valley

Discover the best wines of Yarra Valley of Victoria as well as the best winemakers of Yarra Valley and estates of Yarra Valley to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Yarra Valley and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Yarra Valley by region

Looking for a good wine of Yarra Valley of Victoria among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Yarra Valley. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Yarra Valley with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Yarra Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Yarra Valley

Red wines from the region of Yarra Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of barbecue burger, leek and salmon lasagna or pasta with merguez.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Yarra Valley

On the nose the red wine of the region of Yarra Valley. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, butter or earthy. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Yarra Valley. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Yarra Valley

  • 1994With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.45/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.40/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Yarra Valley

  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Malbec
  • Petit Verdot

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Yarra Valley

A wine route planned in the region of Yarra Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Yarra Valley.

Discovering the wine region of Yarra Valley

Australian showcase of cool climate (Victoria): signature Pinot Noir as king of reds (43%) — fine and fragrant with notes of cherry, strawberry, plum, undergrowth and a spicy touch, silky tannins, possible austere whole-bunch style. Refined Chardonnay (33%), taut and elegant with notes of citrus, white peach, fig and a touch of fine lees, vibrant acidity. Structured Cabernet in lower parts and traditional-method sparkling. East of Melbourne (1838), oceanic influence.

Great white wines of Yarra Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Yarra Valley

White wines from the region of Yarra Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of oven-baked sausage, mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche or fried squid.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Yarra Valley

On the nose the white wine of the region of Yarra Valley. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, pineapple or cream and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, oaky or tropical. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Yarra Valley. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Yarra Valley

  • 2006With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.43/5
  • 2021With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.13/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Yarra Valley

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Moscato
  • Muscadelle
  • Savagnin

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Yarra Valley

A wine route planned in the region of Yarra Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Yarra Valley.

Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer

Full-bodied, exotic whites, rich and heady, with moderate acidity, showing opulent aromas of lychee, rose, mango, ginger, pink grapefruit and gentle spice. Made as aromatic dry, moelleux late-harvest and liquorous sélection de grains nobles. Star of Alsace AOC (one of the four noble varieties) and signature of Alto Adige (Tramin), Palatinate and Germany. A pink mutation of Traminer.

Great sparkling wines of Yarra Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Yarra Valley

Sparkling wines from the region of Yarra Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sauté of veal with carrots, fricadella or stuffed guinea fowl in the oven.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Yarra Valley

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Yarra Valley. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or green apple and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, lemon or non oak.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Yarra Valley

  • 2018With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.84/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Yarra Valley

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Meunier
  • Brachetto

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Yarra Valley

A wine route planned in the region of Yarra Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Yarra Valley.

The word of the wine: Cooked wine

In Provence, wine made from must cooked and reduced over a wood fire, traditionally consumed at Christmas time with the thirteen desserts.

Great pink wines of Yarra Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Yarra Valley

Pink wines from the region of Yarra Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of picadillo, lamb meatballs with mint or traditional lamb couscous (from algeria).

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Yarra Valley

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Yarra Valley. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or citrus and sometimes also flavors of peach, strawberries or raspberry.

The best vintages in pink wine of Yarra Valley

  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.78/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Yarra Valley

  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Nebbiolo
  • Moscato

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Yarra Valley

A wine route planned in the region of Yarra Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Yarra Valley.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.

Great sweet wines of Yarra Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Yarra Valley

Sweet wines from the region of Yarra Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of endives au gratin without béchamel sauce, salmon and avocado chirashi or chicken fajitas.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Yarra Valley

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Yarra Valley. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit or tropical fruit.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Yarra Valley

  • 2012With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.85/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Yarra Valley

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Gris
  • Riesling
  • Viognier
  • Brachetto
  • Muscat of Alexandria

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Yarra Valley

A wine route planned in the region of Yarra Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Yarra Valley.

The word of the wine: Reims Mountain

Between Épernay and Reims, a large limestone massif with varied soils and exposure where pinot noir reigns supreme. Ambonnay, Bouzy, Verzenay, Verzy, etc., are equivalent to the Burgundian Gevrey-Chambertin and Vosne-Romanée. There are also great Chardonnays, which are rarer (Mailly, Marmery, Trépail, Villers).

Great natural sweet wines of Yarra Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Yarra Valley

Natural sweet wines from the region of Yarra Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of stewed beef heart, lamb curl or chicken tikka massala.

Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of Yarra Valley

On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of Yarra Valley. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit.

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Yarra Valley

  • 2003With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.00/5

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Yarra Valley

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Tinto Cao
  • Tinta Barroca
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Roriz

The best wineries and winemakers for natural-sweet wine of Yarra Valley

A wine route planned in the region of Yarra Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best natural-sweet wine of Yarra Valley.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.

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