2025 Mayer Cabernet 750ml

Awards, Ratings & Reviews

94/100 — Mike Bennie, The Wine Front · 2025 Vintage
“Fragrant perfume of ripe plum, dark chocolate, salted liquorice, wet fern, moss, touch of petrichor and crushed basil. Prettier to taste, blue fruited, mulberry bounce, dark cherry elements, some basil, green pepper, blood orange. Fine boned tannin in a juicy sluice for texture. Medium weight. Has the right moves.”

About This Wine

This Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from Saint Huberts Road in the Yarra Valley.

The wine is made using 100% whole-bunch fermentation rather than relying on heavy oak, allowing the structure to come from the skins, stems and seeds.

The 2025 vintage shows cassis, blue fruit and leafy freshness with notes of crushed herbs and subtle tobacco. The palate is concentrated yet precise with superfine tannins and a graphite-like mineral line.

Tasting Notes

Sourced from Saint Huberts Road. Classic Mayer Cabernet showing cassis, Ribena and leafy freshness. The palate is concentrated with superfine tannins and a mineral line that keeps the wine precise and composed.

About the Producer

Mayer winery in Australia's Yarra Valley is a small operation founded in 2000 by Timo Mayer. Originally from the German region of Württemberg, Mayer has been working in the Yarra Valley since the 1990s.

In Australia Mayer produces wines from Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Nebbiolo, Gamay and Chardonnay. He has also made a Riesling and Pinot Noir in Württemberg.

Bloody Hill is one of the estate's key vineyards, so named for its steepness. The vineyard has rocky volcanic soils and lies at an altitude between 300–470 meters (980–1,540 feet). The vines mainly consist of organically farmed Pinot Noir.

Mayer's Württemberg background has helped shape his winemaking style in Australia. Württemberg is a region well known for its Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) and Mayer uses 100-percent whole-bunch Pinot Noir, which was unusual in the Yarra when he first began. The prominent note of funk that is found in many Mayer wines has become characteristic of the brand.

Specifications

• Vintage: 2025
• Grape Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
• Region: Yarra Valley / Victoria / Australia
• Fermentation: 100% whole bunch fermentation
• Alcohol: 13%
• Closure: DIAM Cork