2017 Yering Station Pinot Noir

2017 was an exceptional year in the Yarra Valley. A classic growing season saw a wet spring followed by moderate daily temperatures and cool nights. Perfectly balanced vines allowed the grapes to ripen in optimal conditions. The resultant wine was matured for 11 months in 500 litre French oak puncheons, 23% of which were new.

Semi translucent bright dark red colour with a crimson red hue. The perfumed nose dishes up aromatics of violet laced ripe cherries, dark strawberries and subtle anise followed by infusions of fresh herbs, forest floor and some spicy cedar elements. Light footed but possessing excellent drive, the elegant, supplely textured palate delivers a savoury flavour profile of ripe red cherries, strawberries and some game like characters over forest floor, subtle infusions of herbs and spicy cedar. Finely tuned acidity, velvet smooth tannins and a long moreish aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13%

Other Reviews….
Hand-picked MV6 clone, open-fermented, matured in French puncheons (23% new) for 11 months. Light, clear and bright hue; a spicy fragrant cherry blossom bouquet pulls back the curtains of a finely structured and balanced red cherry/wild strawberry palate. Superfine tannins and oak provide the texture and length of a lovely pinot. Drink by 2027.
95 points
James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion