Mayer - Yarra Valley VIC
Region: Yarra Valley - Victoria
Winemaker: Timo Mayer
German-born, enigmatic winemaker Timo Mayer is one of the great characters of the Yarra Valley. The words bombastic, charismatic and wild are as much applicable to the man as his wines. From his close-planted Yarra Valley vineyard, evocatively named 'Bloody Hill', Timo carves out some astounding wines made with low levels of new oak and minimal additions. The signature of Timo's winemaking style is his penchant for whole-bunch ferment. His wines have an ethereal quality, firm tannins and impeccable structure. These are compelling and extremely limited wines that tell a unique story of the Yarra Valley.
Timo Mayer: “We are a small farm producing hand crafted, single vineyard wine. We believe that wines are made in the vineyard and therefore try to interfere as little as possible in the natural winemaking process. All of our wines are unfined and unfiltered to show the true expression of the land. Our aim is to make wines with a point of difference. By the way, we don’t do back labels and barcodes. Bring back the Funk!”