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About Yabby Lake Tasmania
Yabby Lake Vineyard is a highly respected Australian wine producer founded in 1998 by Robert and Mem Kirby on the cool-maritime slopes of Tuerong in Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. Known especially for elegant Pinot Noir and Chardonnay that express the unique character of their site and vintage, the winery has built a strong reputation for purity of fruit and site-driven wines — including history-making pinot noirs such as the first ever to win the revered Jimmy Watson Trophy.
In late 2022, Yabby Lake expanded beyond Victoria by acquiring a 12-hectare vineyard in the Coal River Valley, Tasmania — a cool, highly regarded region for premium pinot noir and chardonnay — where existing plantings (predominantly pinot noir with some chardonnay) are now producing fruit for small-batch, single-vineyard releases under its new Tasmanian label.
Across both regions, the winemaking philosophy remains focused on meticulous viticulture and a minimal-intervention approach in the winery, allowing the distinctive qualities of each vineyard and vintage to shine in the glass.
