The Yarra Valley is known as a Cool Climate region with dominant rainfall in winter/spring and a relatively cool, dry, summer. Cool Climate regions are typically known for producing wines with intense varietal characteristics due to the long, slow ripening periods.
Generally speaking each vintage in the Yarra Valley is a good one, however they do have their own challenges.
There are key elements at play to produce quality wines each year which include sourcing fruit from different vineyards across the region and only sourcing fruit from well managed vineyards, which regardless of weather conditions consistently produce fruit of a high quality.