EXPLORE THE YARRA BEYOND PINOT & CHARD
Yarra-style Rhône
Varieties you’d normally see in France’s Rhône Valley, but grown here and shaped by the Yarra’s cooler climate. The result: wines with freshness, texture, and personality, without the heaviness you sometimes get overseas.
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The bottles you always want on hand.
Under-appreciated grapes done well
Old World idea, new Australian energy
Familiar, but not boring
A true taste of Australian identity
For the curious who’s ready to explore beyond Pinot and Chardonnay.
Picture this, a table with
- People who love discovering something new
- Fans of French wine who want the Australian take
- Dinner hosts who want to pour something guests haven’t already tried
- Anyone curious about Rhône grapes and how they taste grown here
- Drinkers who want a step up from the usual Pinot/Chardonnay rotation
- Dinner hosts who want to pour something guests haven’t already tried
How these wines are made
All about letting the fruit speakFrom small, well-kept vineyards around the Yarra Valley and nearby cool sites. Clean fruit, picked with care.
Wild fermentationNo fancy tricks, just natural fermentation, which keeps the wines honest and expressive.
Gentle ageing, minimal interventionOld barrels, time, and patience. Enough guidance to shape the wine, not enough to get in the way.
Why Rhône grapes make sense here
Rhône varieties feel right at home in the Yarra. The cooler climate keeps them bright and lifted, while the loam-and-clay soils give them quiet depth without making them heavy. Stu keeps the winemaking hands-off, so what you taste is the fruit and the place, not a lot of extra noise.
They’re a smart choice for a warming climate. These grapes stay balanced as temperatures shift, which means the wines stay fresh and consistent from year to year. And Marsanne, Stu’s flagship wine shows it best. It ages calmly, it develops real character, and it proves the Yarra has more to offer than the usual suspects.
