Pinot Noir

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  2017 Bromley Pinot Noir

  Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $34. 99

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  $419.88 Dozen

  Minimum 12 bottles

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  Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2021-2026)

  ABV: 13%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Semi translucent dark red colour with black tinged edges and a light red hue. Fragrant scents of violets, dark cherries and wild strawberries are followed by dried herb, forest floor and spicy cedar notes. Delicious ripe cherry and strawberry fruits flood the mouth underpinned by dried herbs, earthy forest floor and spice. Good power and concentration with a supple texture and well-integrated velvet like tannins. Concludes long and moreish.
  Drink over the next 4-5 years.
  Alc. 13%
  
  Other Reviews….
  Attractive dark garnet and bright. Fresh and bright smelling - floral lift of red flowers, black cherry and redcurrants. The palate lively in acidity giving line and refreshment to the cherry, raspberry and just ripe plum flavours. The fine chalky tannins on the finish adding a nice savoury element. Drink by 2027.
  93 points
  David Bicknell – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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  2013 Bromley Murray Pinot Noir

  Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $39. 99

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  $479.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now (2018)

  ABV: 12.5%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Semi translucent dark red to brick red colour with a brick red hue. The nose shows good lift with aromas of dark and dried cherries overlaid by dried herbs, hints of old earthy leather, light toast and spice. The palate is fading with flavours of dried cherries and subtle strawberries beginning to dry out leaving behind a back drop of dried herbs, earthy cedar and spice. Dry, slightly bitter finish with finely grained tannins. Modest aftertaste of dried cherries, dried herbs, earthy cedar, spice and a touch of bitterness.
  Drink now.
  Alc. 12.5%

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  2019 Buller Wines The Nook Pinot Noir

  Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $19. 99

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  $239.88 Dozen

  Minimum 12 bottles

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  Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2020-2022)

  ABV: 13.7%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Deep dark red colour with black tinged edges and a red hue. Ripe cherry and strawberry aromas are followed by some anise, forest floor and spicy cedar notes. Light to medium bodied the palate has generous ripe cherry fruits intermixing with dried herbs, earth and spice. Supple mid palate feel with fine grained tannins and a savoury mid length aftertaste.
  Drink over the next 1-2 years.
  Alc. 13.7%

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  2022 Buller Wines The Nook Pinot Noir

  King Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $22. 99

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  $275.88 Dozen

  Minimum 12 bottles

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  Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2023-2026)

  ABV: 14%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Dark red core with black shaded edges and dark red hue. Dark cherry and ripe strawberry aromas mix with vanillin cedar, subtle earth and spice. Rich fleshy dark cherry and strawberry fruits decorate the medium bodied palate with notions of vanillin cedar, earth and spice lying underneath. Velvet smooth like tannin structure with a ripe juicy finish.
  Drink over the next 2-3 years.
  Alc. 14%

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  2021 Buller Wines The Nook Pinot Noir

  Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $19. 99

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  $239.88 Dozen

  Minimum 12 bottles

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  Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2021-2024)

  ABV: 14%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Dark red in colour with black tinged edges and a dark red hue. Aromas of ripe cherries and strawberries meld into some anise, delicate forest floor and fresh herb notes. Light to medium bodied, juicy dark cherry and ripe strawberry fruits cast a supple feel across the palate. Some spicy anise characters are also present. Polished tannins with a ripe generously textured finish.
  Drink over the next 2-3 years.
  Alc. 14%

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  2021 Burn Cottage Moonlight Race Pinot Noir

  Central Otago, NEW ZEALAND

  $69. 99

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  $839.88 Dozen

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  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Burn Cottage is a family-owned, biodynamically farmed 10-hectare vineyard set in the foothills of the Pisa Range in New Zealand’s Central Otago. With consulting help from Ted Lemon, of Littorai fame, the first blocks were planted in 2003 to Pinot Noir with the balance made up of Riesling and Gruner Veltliner. The property is managed holistically, incorporating cattle, chickens, bees, and native fauna to create a balanced environment for grape cultivation.
  The Moonlight Race is a mixture of three sites managed by the winery, the estate Burn Cottage Vineyard in Lowburn, and the Sauvage Vineyard and Luna Vineyard in Bannockburn. Handpicked fruit is fermented with 7% whole bunches for 17 days before being pressed to French oak barrels (22% being new oak) for maturation.

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  Lots of boysenberry and strawberry aromas and flavors with an underlying smoky and mineral edge. It’s full and layered with beautiful tannins and a long and flavorful finish. A little tight at the end. Gorgeous and curated. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
  95 Points
  JamesSuckling.com

  The 2021 Moonlight Race Pinot Noir is a blend of three different vineyards and multiple blocks and clones (56% is Burn Cottage in Lowburn, 22% is Sauvage Vineyard and 22% is Luna Vineyard in Bannockburn). On the nose, there is fresh red cherry, plum skin, raspberry pip and brine. The tannins are super fine in the mouth—pulverized and chalky. This is a gorgeous wine, mineral and cooling, with a svelte shape and satisfying flow of flavor across the tongue. Great! And, it must also be said, great value. 13.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. Drink 2023 – 2033.
  93 Points
  Erin Larkin - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  

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  • Biodynamic

  2021 Burn Cottage Pinot Noir

  Central Otago, NEW ZEALAND

  $105. 00

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  $1260.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Cork

  Burn Cottage is a family-owned, biodynamically farmed 10-hectare vineyard set in the foothills of the Pisa Range in New Zealand’s Central Otago. With consulting help from Ted Lemon, of Littorai fame, the first blocks were planted in 2003 to Pinot Noir with the balance made up of Riesling and Gruner Veltliner. The property is managed holistically, incorporating cattle, chickens, bees, and native fauna to create a balanced environment for grape cultivation.
  The Burn Cottage Estate Vineyard was planted with a mixture of clones and rootstocks on varying aspects, soils, and exposures, all contributing to the complexity of the site, and ultimately the wine. Handpicked fruit is fermented with 10% whole bunches for 17 days before being pressed to French oak barrels (24% being new oak) for maturation.

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  Baked strawberries, pomelo zest and potpourri with underlying sweet spices of red licorice and ground cloves. Medium-bodied, finely-grained silky tannins with refreshing acidity. A hint of tomato leaf notes at the end. Zesty and flavorsome. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold.
  94 Points
  JamesSuckling.com

  The 2021 Burn Cottage Vineyard Pinot Noir is alive and energetic, svelte and composed. As I write this, I am sitting at the bottom of the Burn Cottage Vineyard in Lowburn, looking up the rows. This is a mineral, nuanced expression, with graphite and white tea, pomegranate pearls, raspberry licorice, rosehips and crushed pink peppercorns. This is what I came here for. It’s thrilling, lacy, delicate and focused. Exciting wine, exciting drinking. It sits on the palate nicely—evenly weighted, and it spools through the long finish... yes! 13.5% alcohol, sealed under natural cork. Drink 2023 – 2036.
  96 Points
  Erin Larkin - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  

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• 2018 Burn Cottage Moonlight Race Pinot Noir

  Central Otago, NEW ZEALAND

  $64. 99

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  $779.88 Dozen

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  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Cork

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  A blend of two vineyards – Burn Cottage Vineyard (Lowburn) and Sauvage Vineyard (Bannockburn).
  Rarely is a Pinot Noir from Central Otago so supple, delicious and easy to drink as this little number. Cherry and squishy berries, dried herb and plenty of spice, a little fresh mint and rose perfume. Tannin is fleshy and plentiful, yet soft and gently mouth-coating. Finish is all spice and strawberry with a subtle meaty character, leaving emery board tannin in its wake. Love it. Great drinking now. Drink 2021 - 2024.
  95 Points
  Gary Walsh - The Wine Front (April 2021)
  
  

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  2017 Burn Cottage Moonlight Race Pinot Noir

  Central Otago, NEW ZEALAND

  $56. 99

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  $683.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: 5 - 6 Years (2025-2026)

  ABV: 13%

  Closure: Cork

  Deep dark red core with black tinged edges and a bright red hue. Perfumed like aromatics of violets, red to dark cherries, strawberries and subtle anise blossom from the glass followed by hints of clove, forest floor, stalky cedar like notes and spice. Delicious red to dark cherry and strawberry fruits are served up on the palate overlaying some anise, forest floor and spicy cedar characters. Supple yet fresh in its feel with good power and polished tannins. Long refined conclusion.
  Cellar 5-6 years.
  Alc. 13%

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  2017 Burn Cottage Pinot Noir

  Central Otago, NEW ZEALAND

  $79. 99

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  $959.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: 6 - 8 Years (2025-2027)

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Cork

  Certified organic, the fruit was fermented with 13% whole clusters and matured in French oak of which 25% was new. Deep dark red purple colour with black tinged edges and a dark purple hue. The nose offers up intoxicating scents of violets, dark cherries and plum which are quite perfumed like. Notions of anise, lightly toasted oak, forest floor, subtle dried herbs and spice follow on. Rich, boldy flavoured and supple in its feel, intense dark to black cherry, plum and ripe strawberry fruits are interwoven with anise, subtlety toasted oak, dried herbs and spice. Outstanding power wave with silky tannins and well integrated acidity. Concludes long, expansive and delicious.
  Cellar 6-8 years.
  Alc. 13.5%

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  I never swallow samples during tasting but got pretty close with this wine. It’s just so damn delicious with layer upon layer of fruit and savoury characters that defy description. A tease of fruit sweetness is balanced by gentle tannins and subtle acidity that drive a very lengthy finish. A seriously good Pinot Noir.
  97 points
  Bob Campbell MW

  This has very attractive, ripe red-cherry and plum aromas with spicy and sappy complexity, sitting in such a pure mode. The palate has a very composed and compact, layered feel with pristine blueberry, dark-cherry and plum flavors, delivered in an elegant, regal style. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold.
  96 points
  JamesSuckling.com

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  2016 Burn Cottage Pinot Noir

  Central Otago, NEW ZEALAND

  $76. 99

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  $923.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: 5 - 6 Years (2024-2025)

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Cork

  Burn Cottage Vineyard is a natural northeast-facing amphitheatre at the south end of the Pisa Range in the Cromwell Basin. Vines are planted to a density of 5000 vines/Ha, and have an average age of 11-13 years. The vineyard and property are biodynamically farmed.

  For the 2016 vintage the ferment included 23% whole clusters and the wine was matured in French oak barrels, with 24% of the being new.

  Deep dark red colour with black tinged edges and a dark red hue. Perfumed aromatics of violets, ripe dark cherries, strawberries and anise blossom from the glass followed by hints of clove, toasty cedar, forest floor and spice. Light to medium weight the palate is flooded with spicy dark cherry and ripe strawberry flavours laced with dried clove, showing notable power. Also present are stalky forest floor like characters and spicy cedar. Supple mid palate feel yet possessing excellent acid structure and finely integrated tannins. Long elegant finish.
  Cellar 5-6 years.
  Alc. 13.5%

  Other Reviews…
  This is a terrific Pinot Noir - great to drink now despite the sneaking feeling it's going to get even better with bottle age. Totally seductive ripe cherry, berry and plum flavours with added complexity from subliminal floral, spice, savoury and herb. The texture is to die for and the wine has impressive power as evidenced by a lingering finish that won't quit.
  98 points
  Bob Campbell - The Real Review

  Central Otago has its ups and downs, in terms of winemaking style, but Burn Cottage seems to regularly combine fine balance with high drinking appeal.
  Fragrant and rosy, scrub herb, plum and cherry, spice and subtle oak. Medium bodied, great flavour, smooth feel, and a ‘settled’ character to it, supple fine-grained tannin, slightly earthy and malty in the finish. Delightful. So well done. Drink 2018-2026+
  95 points
  Gary Walsh – The Wine Front

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  2016 Burn Cottage Moonlight Race Pinot Noir

  Central Otago, NEW ZEALAND

  $59. 99

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  $719.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: 6 - 8 Years (2024-2026)

  ABV: 13%

  Closure: Cork

  Deep slightly cloudy dark red core with a light red hue. Perfumed violet top notes blossom from the glass intermingling with ripe red cherries, winter strawberries and a faint whiff of stalky sour cherries. Fresh garden herbs, forest floor and spicy cedar are also apparent. Light in body the palate features an elegant and savoury flavour profile of ripe cherries, winter strawberries, infusions of fresh herbs, forest floor, sappy cedar and spice. Brightly lit finish with finely grained tannins. Medium to long conclusion of spicy red cherries, winter strawberries, fresh herbs, lightly scorched cedar and forest floor.
  Cellar 6-8 years.
  Alc. 13%

  Other Reviews….
  Pinot from estate source and Mark II (Pisa) and Northburn (Northburn) sub-regions.
  Fleshy, fuller figured Otago pinot expression, laden with ripe cherry fruits, sweet spice, some earthy-charry characters, and an orange-y acidity. While ostensibly ‘fruitier’ it’s also quite firmly in the amaro-Campari spectrum of pinot, hemmed with chalky tannins, driving with authority across the palate. Loaded with character/structure. Good, bold wine this. Drink 2018-2020.
  93 points
  Mike Bennie – The Wine Front

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  2019 Burn Cottage Pinot Noir

  Central Otago, NEW ZEALAND

  $89. 99

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  $1079.88 Dozen

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  ABV: 14%

  Closure: Cork

  Other Reviews....
  The 2019 Pinot Noir Burn Cottage Vineyard is like a taste of Christmas with its decadent baking spices combining with plum fruit and pure black cherry. There's lovely clarity of fruit and an intense core of youthful fruit flavors within its mid-weight frame. The remaining angles are those of an awkward teenager rather than a shape that will last into adulthood. The abundant, chewy tannins are resolved and will continue to mellow with bottle age (or if served with roast duck), and in combination with fine acidity, they provide the packaging for this unadulterated wine. The finish lingers long, offering baking spices like cinnamon and nutmeg, along black cherry and mocha. Drink 2022 - 2032.
  95 Points
  Rebecca Gibb MW - Antonio Galloni's Vinous (January 2022)
  
  Aromatic and expressive, with notes of tarragon, sage and white pepper mingling with fresh and juicy raspberry, cherry and pomegranate. Clearly defined and focused, with firm tannins providing wonderful structure for the long, complex finish, where a note of dried lavender lingers. Drink now through 2030.
  96 points
  Wine Spectator
  

  Cherries, flowers and sweet spices on the nose. Medium-bodied with fresh acidity. Round and creamy with a caressing texture and a fruity edge. Long finish. Fresh and very fine. Elegant is the word. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold.
  94 Points
  JamesSuckling.com (February 2022)

  Burnt cottage is what happened to many English people, who held property in North Wales, back in the day. I remember that well, and also the day I missed an IRA bomb going off in Warrington town centre by about 5 minutes, back in the 90s. No joke. Exciting times!
  Invariably one of the nuttiest, and nattiest feeling wines from Central Otago, and no change here. Cherry pie, almond paste, spice and aniseed, with a fresh thyme, rosemary and rose perfume. It’s fleshy, silty and nutty, a scorched hazelnut and chocolate flavour, soft acidity and fine silty tannin. The finish is all wheaty, spicy and plump with dried raspberry and cherry. Delightful. So at ease with itself. Drink 2022 - 2027+
  94 Points
  Gary Walsh - The Wine Front (March 2022)

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  2023 Sangreal By Farr Pinot Noir

  Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $135. 00

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  $1620.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 14%

  Closure: Diam Cork

  Planted in 1994, Sangreal is By Farr’s oldest vineyard, lying on a north-facing slope with bluestone and limestone soils streaked with red ironstone. Its unique north–south orientation and long exposure to sunlight produce Pinot Noir of lift, perfume, and seamless elegance. Over the decades, the 114 and 115 clones have evolved into what the Farrs call the “Sangreal clone,” giving this site its own microclimate identity.

  The 2023 vintage was crafted with 70% whole bunches and matured in 70% new French oak. Following a four-day cold soak, fermentation occurred naturally before 18 months of élevage. Bottled unfined and unfiltered, Sangreal delivers a highly perfumed and finely structured expression of Pinot Noir—consistently the most seamless and aromatic of the By Farr single-vineyard wines.
  Alc. 14%

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  There are no seams and yet there is such complexity. Smoked cherries, earth, beet, cedar, twiggy herbs and red roses; all these characters contribute, all juicy and joyous, all though tightened by a fine web of tannin. There’s immense life on both the nose and on the palate but there’s drama reserved for the finish, which shows characters of rust, steel, earth, spice and smoke. It’s captivating. It’s lengthy. It’s exceptional. Drink 2026-2033+.
  96 points
  Campbell Mattinson - The Wine Front

  Sour cherry and cream. Green pepper, cornichon, dried citrus peel. Loads of brown spice like mace, cloves and even a waft of cardamom. Ripe plum, dark cherries, dried earth and a warmth, not from alcohol but generosity of flavour. The wine is so welcoming. I just had the smallest sip, and this wine just mushrooms out, that classic peacocks tail writ large across my palate. It’s so intense and complex. It has an acid level equal to its myriad layers, which just heightens the excitement of this wine. In my wine life I have tasted many wines, but no winery l can think of comes close to a house style as Wine By Farr. Like it or love it, you can tell who grew and made these wines. In these wines is an undeniable presence of place and winemaker.
  Ben Knight

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  2022 By Farr RP Cote Vineyard Pinot Noir

  Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $165. 00

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  $1980.00 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 10 Years (2025-2035)

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Cork

  Expansive, silky textured and wonderfully sophisticated, this is a glorious expression of Pinot Noir that has a Grand Cru Burgundy like quality to it.
  
  The initials RP stand for Robyn Pamela, Nick Farr’s mum and matriarch of the Farr family. The fruit for this wine is sourced from the Côte Vineyard, it’s a close-planted parcel on an exposed slope, with hillsides facing north, northeast and east comprising of the most suitable clones, rootstocks, trellising and management you’ll find on the Farr’s landscape. Fruit is handpicked and sorted in the vineyard, then fermented in an open-top fermenter. Between 40 to 50% of the fruit will be destemmed and then cold soaked for four days. Maturation takes place in 50 to 60% new Allier French oak barrels for 18 months.
  Deep red to dark red colour with black toned edges and a red to dark red hue. Soaring out of the glass are stunning aromatics of violet, red to dark cherry, strawberry and red liquorice gently infused with complexing clove like notes. Brambly cedar, subtle rhubarb, forest floor and spicy dried herb notes ensue. Expansive, silky textured and wonderfully sophisticated, this is a glorious expression of Pinot Noir that has a Grand Cru Burgundy like quality to it. Rich red to dark cherry, red plum and strawberry fruits are delivered with explosive power. Notions of vanillin cedar, subtle clove, forest floor, rhubarb, bramble and spice tail off through the back half. Well formed yet perfectly harmonious tannins carry a polished feel, seamlessly melding into the epically long finish that’s all finesse. Magnificent.
  Drink over the next 8-10 years.
  Alc. 13.5%
  
  Other Reviews....
  This wine was grown on Farr’s Cote Vineyard. RP refers to Robyn Pamela who, according to the Farr website, “has been in the vineyard and planted the first vines, driven the tractors, filled barrels and pigeaged at midnight. If we are ever a man down Robyn has always been the first one we have called to fill the void no matter the job, no matter the time of day. You can always count on mum.”
  This wine is so inherently Farr, and so inherently Pinot Noir, and so inherently Geelong. It’s cherried and spicy, dry and structured, but it’s also ripped with earth, beet, rhubarb and something akin to potpourri-dipped-in-tonic water. It’s more savoury than sweet and yet it’s ripe. Smoked cedar notes are apparent but they are so well meshed with the fruit that you start to second guess whether they’re there at all. All told, this is a beautiful wine, of character. Drink 2027 - 2033+.
  95 points
  Campbell Mattinson - The Wine Front

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  2022 By Farr Tout Pres Pinot Noir

  Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $165. 00

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  $1980.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Diam Cork

  A touch over 2.5 acres, the Tout Pres vineyard has three individual soil types across a three-sided cirque (an amphitheatre-like valley head) that rises above the other vineyards. Each slope consists of a soil type. The largest slope is black volcanic soil of limestone, the second is quartz gravel mixed with red ironstone soil and the third, an iron strand in grey sandy loam. Being the most densely planted vineyard on the estate the soils and intense competition force the vines to work hard, resulting in fruit that is lush but masculine and provides the coveted structure found only in the most age worthy wines. Tout Pres is fermented with 100% whole bunches and is matured in 100% new Allier French oak.

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  Grown and made by the Farr Family at Bannockburn. The Tout Pres vineyard was planted in 2001 with 7300 vines per hectare. The wine sees 100% whole bunches.
  This wine held me transfixed. It has all the spice in the world, more soil and beet characters than an agrarian kitchen, cherried flavours arranged in firm lines and in number, and a presence that is somehow more than its sum. This is firm. This wine has a cool power. It’s meaty, spicy, floral and more. But most importantly of all, drinking it is an affair to remember. Drink 2028 - 2035+.
  96 points
  Campbell Mattinson - The Wine Front

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• 2021 By Farr RP Cote Vineyard Pinot Noir

  Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $165. 00

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  $1980.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Diam Cork

  The initials RP stand for Robyn Pamela, Nick Farr’s mum and matriarch of the Farr family. The fruit for this wine is sourced from the Côte Vineyard, it’s a close-planted parcel on an exposed slope, with hillsides facing north, northeast and east comprising of the most suitable clones, rootstocks, trellising and management you’ll find on the Farr’s landscape. Fruit is handpicked and sorted in the vineyard, then fermented in an open-top fermenter. Between 40 to 50% of the fruit will be destemmed and then cold soaked for four days. Maturation takes place in 50 to 60% new Allier French oak barrels for 18 months.

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• 2021 By Farr Tout Pres Pinot Noir

  Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $165. 00

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  $1980.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Diam Cork

  A touch over 2.5 acres, the Tout Pres vineyard has three individual soil types across a three-sided cirque (an amphitheatre-like valley head) that rises above the other vineyards. Each slope consists of a soil type. The largest slope is black volcanic soil of limestone, the second is quartz gravel mixed with red ironstone soil and the third, an iron strand in grey sandy loam. Being the most densely planted vineyard on the estate the soils and intense competition force the vines to work hard, resulting in fruit that is lush but masculine and provides the coveted structure found only in the most age worthy wines. Tout Pres is fermented with 100% whole bunches and is matured in 100% new Allier French oak.

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  2021 Farrside by Farr Pinot Noir

  Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $110. 00

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  $1320.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 13%

  Closure: Diam Cork

  The Farrside vineyard consists of black volcanic soil over limestone on a northeast- facing slope. The vine rows run east to west to shade the fruit from over exposure. It’s a mixture of 114, 115, 777, 667 and MV6 clones. Although the Farrside and Sangreal vineyards are only 300m apart, the differing conditions mean that this vineyard is picked 10 to 12 days later. The fruit is hand-picked and sorted in the vineyard, then fermented in an open-top fermenter. Roughly 40-50% of the fruit will be destemmed and then cold soaked for four days. Winemaker Nick Farr uses only the natural yeast for the fermentation process, which takes roughly 12 days. Grape-stomping (known as pigeage) will occur two to three times a day depending on the amount of extraction required, and the wine is then placed in 50-60% new Allier barrels by gravity. It is racked by gas after secondary fermentation, then again at 18 months to be bottled.
  
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  The structure of this wine is next level. It's a meaty, minerally, undergrowth-driven pinot noir with cool cherry and herb flavours, rhubarb-like bass notes, an emphatic firmness and excellent length. The dryness of the finish here is something in itself: it's like twigs rolled in earth rolled in tobacco. Drink to 2032.
  96 points
  Campbell Mattinson - James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion

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  2021 Sangreal By Farr Pinot Noir

  Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $130. 00

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  $1560.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Diam Cork

  The Sangreal Vineyard is the oldest planting (1994) on a north-facing slope of red ironstone on the surface going to limestone to bluestone below. The rows run north to south, gaining full sun exposure throughout the day and resulting in prettier, more perfumed wines. It’s always the first vineyard to be harvested and is consistently made with 70% whole bunch and aged in new oak for 18 months.
  
  Other Reviews....
  The By Farr team is completely unafraid of (anything, really, but most especially) tannin and firmness, thanks to inherent confidence in, and knowledge of, the fact that it serves their wines so well. This wine is an excellent case in point, its twiggy herb, undergrowth, and smoky-sweet oak flavours combine beautifully with sweet, convincing red and black cherry flavours, the whole then commandingly pulled together by firm, dry, ripe tannin. This is a truly beautiful wine, pinned to the spot in the best of ways. Drink by 2032.
  96 points
  Campbell Mattinson - James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion

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• 2021 Farr Rising Pinot Noir

  Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $54. 99

  Bottle

  $659.88 Dozen

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  ABV: 13%

  Closure: Diam Cork

  Notes from the producer....
  The Farr Rising pinot vineyard was planted in 2001 using a large mixture of rootstocks, but only three clones—MV6, 114 and 115. It is a very exposed and hungry north-facing slope, consisting of grey sandy loam mixed with an ironstone pebble (buckshot) at the top. This leads into black volcanic soil over limestone at the bottom of the vineyard.
  The fruit is hand harvested, and then sorted in the vineyard. The fruit is fermented in an open-top fermenter, and an average 60 to 70 per cent of it is destemmed. The wine is placed in 20 to 30 per cent new Allier barrels by gravity. It is racked by gas after secondary fermentation, then again at 18 months to be bottled. Over time, the site has shown that it can certainly stand up to its bigger brothers.
  The wine typically shows a soft perfumed nose, which begins to build. The palate has sweetness, followed by mineral overtones enhanced by toasty oak, and firm flavours with a long and savoury finish. This is a gem of a wine, with ageing potential of five to eight years from most vintages.

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• 2020 By Farr RP Cote Vineyard Pinot Noir

  Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $165. 00

  Bottle

  $1980.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Diam Cork

  The initials RP stand for Robyn Pamela, Nick Farr’s mum and matriarch of the Farr family. The fruit for this wine is sourced from the Côte Vineyard, it’s a close-planted parcel on an exposed slope, with hillsides facing north, northeast and east comprising of the most suitable clones, rootstocks, trellising and management you’ll find on the Farr’s landscape. Fruit is handpicked and sorted in the vineyard, then fermented in an open-top fermenter. Between 40 to 50% of the fruit will be destemmed and then cold soaked for four days. Maturation takes place in 50 to 60% new Allier French oak barrels for 18 months.

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• 2020 By Farr Tout Pres Pinot Noir

  Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $165. 00

  Bottle

  $1980.00 Dozen

  Sold Out

  ABV: 13%

  Closure: Diam Cork

  A touch over 2.5 acres, the Tout Pres vineyard has three individual soil types across a three-sided cirque (an amphitheatre-like valley head) that rises above the other vineyards. Each slope consists of a soil type. The largest slope is black volcanic soil of limestone, the second is quartz gravel mixed with red ironstone soil and the third, an iron strand in grey sandy loam. Being the most densely planted vineyard on the estate the soils and intense competition force the vines to work hard, resulting in fruit that is lush but masculine and provides the coveted structure found only in the most age worthy wines. Tout Pres is fermented with 100% whole bunches and is matured in 100% new Allier French oak.

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• 2020 Farrside by Farr Pinot Noir

  Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $110. 00

  Bottle

  $1320.00 Dozen

  Sold Out

  ABV: 13%

  Closure: Cork

  The Farrside vineyard consists of black volcanic soil over limestone on a northeast- facing slope. The vine rows run east to west to shade the fruit from over exposure. It’s a mixture of 114, 115, 777, 667 and MV6 clones. Although the Farrside and Sangreal vineyards are only 300m apart, the differing conditions mean that this vineyard is picked 10 to 12 days later. The fruit is hand-picked and sorted in the vineyard, then fermented in an open-top fermenter. Roughly 40-50% of the fruit will be destemmed and then cold soaked for four days. Winemaker Nick Farr uses only the natural yeast for the fermentation process, which takes roughly 12 days. Grape-stomping (known as pigeage) will occur two to three times a day depending on the amount of extraction required, and the wine is then placed in 50-60% new Allier barrels by gravity. It is racked by gas after secondary fermentation, then again at 18 months to be bottled.

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• 2020 Sangreal by Farr Pinot Noir

  Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $125. 00

  Bottle

  $1500.00 Dozen

  Sold Out

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Cork

  The Sangreal Vineyard is the oldest planting (1994) on a north-facing slope of red ironstone on the surface going to limestone to bluestone below. The rows run north to south, gaining full sun exposure throughout the day and resulting in prettier, more perfumed wines. It’s always the first vineyard to be harvested and is consistently made with 70% whole bunch and aged in new oak for 18 months.

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• 2020 Farr Rising Pinot Noir

  Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $49. 99

  Bottle

  $599.88 Dozen

  Sold Out

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Diam Cork

  Notes from the producer....
  The Farr Rising pinot vineyard was planted in 2001 using a large mixture of rootstocks, but only three clones—MV6, 114 and 115. It is a very exposed and hungry north-facing slope, consisting of grey sandy loam mixed with an ironstone pebble (buckshot) at the top. This leads into black volcanic soil over limestone at the bottom of the vineyard.
  The fruit is hand harvested, and then sorted in the vineyard. The fruit is fermented in an open-top fermenter, and an average 60 to 70 per cent of it is destemmed. The wine is placed in 20 to 30 per cent new Allier barrels by gravity. It is racked by gas after secondary fermentation, then again at 18 months to be bottled. Over time, the site has shown that it can certainly stand up to its bigger brothers.
  The wine typically shows a soft perfumed nose, which begins to build. The palate has sweetness, followed by mineral overtones enhanced by toasty oak, and firm flavours with a long and savoury finish. This is a gem of a wine, with ageing potential of five to eight years from most vintages.
  

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  2019 Sangreal By Farr Pinot Noir

  Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $99. 99

  Bottle

  $1199.88 Dozen

  Sold Out

  Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2021-2029)

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Cork

  The Sangreal Vineyard is the oldest planting (1994) on a north-facing slope of red ironstone on the surface going to limestone to bluestone below. The rows run north to south, gaining full sun exposure throughout the day and resulting in prettier, more perfumed wines. It’s always the first vineyard to be harvested and is consistently made with 70% whole bunch and aged in 70% new oak for 18 months.
  Bright red to dark red in colour with black shaded edges and a light red hue. Soaring out of the glass are perfumed aromatics of violets, red cherries, winter strawberries and a whiff of sour cherries which are complimented by subtle clove, forest floor and spicy cedar. Silky on entry, intense red cherry, red plum and winter strawberry fruits fan across the palate with all the grace of a peacocks tail. Concentrated and powerful, the back half picks up accents of clove, vanillin cedar, forest floor and spice. Seamless tannin integration with a long seductive conclusion that has a velvet smooth feel to it.
  Drink over the next 6-8 years.
  Alc. 13.5%

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  2019 Farrside By Farr Pinot Noir

  Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $89. 99

  Bottle

  $1079.88 Dozen

  Sold Out

  Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2021-2029)

  ABV: 14%

  Closure: Cork

  The Farrside vineyard consists of black volcanic soil over limestone on a northeast- facing slope. The vine rows run east to west to shade the fruit from over exposure. It’s a mixture of 114, 115, 777, 667 and MV6 clones. Although the Farrside and Sangreal vineyards are only 300m apart, the differing conditions mean that this vineyard is picked 10 to 12 days later. The fruit is hand-picked and sorted in the vineyard, then fermented in an open-top fermenter. Roughly 40-50% of the fruit will be destemmed and then cold soaked for four days. Winemaker Nick Farr uses only the natural yeast for the fermentation process, which takes roughly 12 days. Grape-stomping (known as pigeage) will occur two to three times a day depending on the amount of extraction required, and the wine is then placed in 50-60% new Allier barrels by gravity. It is racked by gas after secondary fermentation, then again at 18 months to be bottled.
  Deep, slightly cloudy dark red colour with black tinged edges and a dark red hue. Showing a perfumed like intensity is an alluring bouquet of violets, red cherries, red plum and winter strawberries with notions of clove, forest floor and spicy cedar ensuing. Showing all the hallmarks of great Pinot Noir, concentrated rich red to dark cherry, red plum and strawberry fruits engulf the palate with a magnificent power wave of flavour. Spicy vanillin cedar, light dried herb and meaty forest floor elements ensue. Supplely textured, a silky yet structured matrix of tannins unfold onto the long expansive aftertaste. Exceptional.
  Drink over the next 6-8 years.
  Alc. 14%

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  2018 Sangreal By Farr Pinot Noir

  Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $79. 99

  Bottle

  $959.88 Dozen

  Sold Out

  Cellar: 8 - 10 Years (2028-2030)

  ABV: 13%

  Closure: Diam Cork

  The Sangreal Vineyard is the oldest planting (1994) on a north-facing slope of red ironstone on the surface going to limestone to bluestone below. The rows run north to south, gaining full sun exposure throughout the day and resulting in prettier, more perfumed wines. It’s always the first vineyard to be harvested and is consistently made with 60 to 70% whole bunch and aged in new oak for 18 months.
  The Sangreal is slightly deeper in colour with a dark red core surrounded by black tinged edges and a dark red hue. Perhaps a shade more restrained than the Farrside, yet still showing great aromatic intensity, spicy dark cherry, winter strawberry and a faint whiff of sour cherry fruits are complexed by meaty clove like characters, faintly dusted cedar, traces of stalk, forest floor and dried herb notes. Beautifully textured red to dark cherry and vivid strawberry fruits decorate the palate uniting with dried clove, a subtle stalkiness, forest floor and spicy cedar to form an outstanding power wave of flavour. Slightly more masculine tannins and brighter acidity provide formidable structure. Long and very savoury conclusion.
  Cellar 8-10 years.
  Alc. 13%
  
  Other Reviews….
  Medium to full red colour with a tinge of purple and a touch of new leather to sniff, smoked meats and spices, the bunchy style of bouquet at a far remove from simple grapy fruit aromas. Floral notes emerge with airing time. The wine is full-bodied and firmly structured, a serious pinot that will take many years in its stride and needs time to show its best. Power with finesse. A superb pinot. Drink: 2020 to 2033.
  97 points
  Huon Hooke – The Real Review
  
  What a truly, seriously good wine this is. I’m not sure how they produced this from the 2018 season but produce it they have.
  Length. Power. Personality. And presence. Not set within a varietal straight-jacket but set within a varietal context. Undergrowth, tang, woodsmoke, sweet-meaty-spices, more length, more dry flavour-infused tannin, more dazzle, more substance, more than you could expect or beg to ask. I looked at this over the course of 24 hours and but the end my head was spinning. I love wine. I loved this wine. This frankly is what it’s all about. Drink 2021-2030+
  96 points
  Campbell Mattinson – The Wine Front

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  2018 By Farr Tout Pres Pinot Noir

  Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $115. 00

  Bottle

  $1380.00 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 10 Years (2021-2031)

  ABV: 13%

  Closure: Cork

  Tout Près is fermented with 100% whole bunches and is matured in 100% new Allier French barrels. The resulting wine layered with lush fruit but masculine in style with a coveted structure found only in the most age worthy wines.
  Deep dark red core with black tinged edges and a dark red hue. A fragrant potpourri of violet, red to dark cherry, winter strawberry, clove, smoked meat, stalky cedar, dried herb, earthy forest floor and spice aromatics blossom from the glass. Both intense and powerful yet remarkably light on its feet, the palate is richly flavoured with dark cherry, red plum and strawberry fruits which have a smoky clove accent to them. Elements of spicy cedar, dried meats, earthy forest floor, light sappy stalk like characters and dried herbs lie underneath. Gorgeous supple mouthfeel, beautifully balanced fresh acidity combining with finely structured tannins to provide an impeccable framework. In a definite nod to Burgundy the aftertaste is exceptionally long and super refined.
  Drink over the next 8-10 years.
  Alc. 13%

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  2018 Farrside By Farr Pinot Noir

  Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $79. 99

  Bottle

  $959.88 Dozen

  Sold Out

  Cellar: Drink now - 10 Years (2020-2030)

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Diam Cork

  The Farrside vineyard consists of black volcanic soil over limestone on a northeast- facing slope. The vine rows run east to west to shade the fruit from over exposure. It’s a mixture of 114, 115, 777, 667 and MV6 clones. Although the Farrside and Sangreal vineyards are only 300m apart, the differing conditions mean that this vineyard is picked 10 to 12 days later. The fruit is hand-picked and sorted in the vineyard, then fermented in an open-top fermenter. Roughly 50% of the fruit will be destemmed and then cold soaked for four days. Winemaker Nick Farr uses only the natural yeast for the fermentation process, which takes roughly 12 days. Grape-stomping (known as pigeage) will occur two to three times a day depending on the amount of extraction required, and the wine is then placed in 50 to 60% new Allier barrels by gravity. It is racked by gas after secondary fermentation, then again at 18 months to be bottled.

  If this wine was from Burgundy you’d happily pay 3-4 times the price without blinking an eye.

  Bright dark red colour with subtle tinges of black around the outskirts and a light red hue. Showing a perfumed like intensity out of the glass are alluring scents of violets, red to dark cherries, strawberries and well integrated clove like notes. Spicy cedar, forest floor, hints of meatiness and dried herbs then ensue. Light on it’s feet, refined and supple in its feel yet terrifically rich with an expansive peacock’s tail of red to dark cherry and strawberry fruits flowing eloquently across the moreish palate. Subtle elements of clove, dried meats, forest floor, dried herb and lightly smoked cedar lie underneath. Velvet smooth tannins lead into an exceptionally long and harmonious finish. Outstanding.
  Drink over the next 8-10 years.
  Alc. 13.5%
  
  Other Reviews….
  It takes time in the glass for assertive cedar wood oak to settle into the fruit but at all steps along the way this wine oozes both quality and class. You're in the most skilled of hands here. Woodsmoke, assorted cherries, twiggy spice notes, flavour-infused acidity and fine-grained tannin. It's a truly beautiful wine. Drink by 2030.
  97 points
  Campbell Mattinson - James Halliday's The Wine Companion
  
  Medium red colour with a trace of purple in the rim. The bouquet is pepper-spicy, stemmy and savoury, with a whiff of new kid leather, while the palate is elegantly structured and yet firm, tremendously intense, taut as a bow-string, and magnificently balanced. This is a stunning Pinot of a complex, bunchy style, already drinking well, with more held in reserve. Drink: 2020 to 2033.
  97 points
  Huon Hooke – The Real Review

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  2019 Farr Rising Pinot Noir

  Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $46. 99

  Bottle

  $563.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2020-2026)

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Diam Cork

  The Farr Rising Pinot Noir is one of those wines that never fails to impress, often rivalling the quality of its bigger By Farr siblings. Much more approachable in their youth, recent back vintage tastings show they also have excellent cellaring potential over the medium term. On a comparative basis to Burgundy it delivers great value for money.
  Planted in 2001 to three clones MV6, 114 and 115 the Farr Rising Pinot vineyard has a very exposed and hungry north-facing slope, consisting of grey sandy loam mixed with an ironstone pebble (buckshot) at the top. This leads into black volcanic soil over limestone at the bottom of the vineyard. The fruit is hand harvested and sorted in the vineyard with fermentation taking place in open-top fermenters of which 60% to 70% of the fruit is typically destemmed. The wine is matured in Allier barrels (20-30% new) for 18 months.

  Wonderfully fruited, supple and possessing dazzling power, this is one of the best Farr Rising Pinots to date.

  Deep dark red core with black tinged edges and a bright red hue. The nose has a perfumed like intensity to it with scents of violets, red to dark cherries, winter strawberries and delicate infusions of clove blooming from the glass. Dried meat and spicy vanillin cedar notes also chime in for added complexity. Showcasing Pinots hallmark power without weight trait, delicious red to dark cherry and strawberry fruits expand across the breadth of the palate like a peacocks tail overflowing into a very long finish. Terrific concentration and richness of fruit with elements of clove, vanillin cedar, smoked meats and spicy dried herbs making an appearance on the back half. Supple in its textural feel with very polished tannins and a beautifully balanced freshness. Concludes long and deep. Limited stocks.
  Drink over the next 5-6 years.
  Alc. 13.5%

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  2018 By Farr RP Cote Vineyard Pinot Noir

  Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $115. 00

  Bottle

  $1380.00 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2020-2028)

  ABV: 13%

  Closure: Cork

  The initials RP stand for Robyn Pamela, Nick Farr’s mum and matriarch of the Farr family. The fruit for this wine is sourced from the Côte Vineyard, it’s a close-planted parcel on an exposed slope, with hillsides facing north, northeast and east comprising of the most suitable clones, rootstocks, trellising and management you’ll find on the Farr’s landscape. Fruit is handpicked and sorted in the vineyard, then fermented in an open-top fermenter. Between 40 to 50% of the fruit will be destemmed and then cold soaked for four days. Maturation takes place in 50 to 60% new Allier French oak barrels for 18 months.
  Deep dark red core with black tinged edges and a bright red hue. Exceptionally fragrant, a perfumed bouquet of violets, red to dark cherries, strawberries and clove engulfs the nostrils. Ensuing are elements of forest floor, a subtle meatiness, vanillin cedar and spicy dried herbs. Rich and exceptionally powerful yet light and supple in its feel, an expansive wave of red to dark cherry, strawberry and subtle rhubarb fruits saturate the palate. Further complexing the picture are elements of clove mixed in with forest floor, vanillin cedar, game meats and spicy dried herbs. Silky smooth yet structural tannins add polish to what is an already class act. Superbly refined it finishes exceptionally long, rich and fleshy.
  Drink it over the next 6-8 years.
  Alc. 13%

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  2016 Sangreal By Farr Pinot Noir

  Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $76. 99

  Bottle

  $923.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: 6 - 8 Years (2024-2026)

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Cork

  The Sangreal Vineyard is the oldest planting (1994) on a north-facing slope of red ironstone on the surface going to limestone to bluestone below. The rows run north to south, gaining full sun exposure throughout the day and resulting in prettier, more perfumed wines. It’s always the first vineyard to be harvested and is consistently made with 60 to 70% whole bunch and aged in new oak for 18 months.

  Deep dark red core with black tinged edges and a light red hue. Both potent and captivating, the nose offers up aromas of ripe dark cherries and dark plum subtlety laced with clove. Some ripe strawberry, meaty characters, light forest floor and spicy cedar follow on. Richer and darker than the Farrside, mouthfilling flavours of dark cherries, dark plums and ripe strawberries fan out like a peacocks tail, supplely caressing the palate. The dried clove/whole bunch characters seemingly less evident this vintage. Elements of dried meats, forest floor and spicy cedar ensue. Very polished, seamlessly integrated tannins. Exceptional power and depth with a long, lingering aftertaste of ripe dark cherries, strawberries, dried clove, vanillin cedar, some meatiness and spice.
  Cellar 6-8 years.
  Alc. 13.5%

  Other Reviews….
  The vineyard was planted in '94 to clones 114 and 115, believed to have mutated into a single 'Sangreal' clone. Always made with 50-70% whole bunches, and 60-70% new oak maturation for 18 months. While the power of the wine is typical Farr, this vintage bestows a measure of linearity, a sinuous line to the palate that links and loops around the complex flavours of forest floor/spice and wild strawberry. Drink by 2035.
  97 points
  James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion

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  2016 Farrside By Farr Pinot Noir

  Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $76. 99

  Bottle

  $923.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: 6 - 8 Years (2024-2026)

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Cork

  The Farrside vineyard consists of black volcanic soil over limestone on a northeast facing slope. The vine rows run east/west to shade the fruit from over exposure. It is made up with a mixture of 114, 115, 777, 667 and MV6 clones. Matured in 50-60% new Allier French oak barrels for 18 months.

  Deep dark red core with black tinged edges and a bright light red hue. The nose is a perfumed symphony of violets intermingling with ripe red and dark cherries, strawberries and dried clove aromatics. Adding further complexity are nuances of meat, forest floor and spicy cedar. Light in body but with fantastic underlying power, expansive flavours of ripe red cherries, strawberries, a dash of sour cherries infused with meaty characters and subtle dried clove tones fan out across the palate. Elements of forest floor, light vanillin cedar and spicy dried herbs ensue. There’s a beautiful suppleness to the fruit with the finish bursting with freshness. Vibrant balanced acidity and slightly dryish, finely grained tannins provide the perfect framework and provide tension. Very long conclusion of ripe red cherries, strawberries, subtle clove, some meatiness, vanillin cedar, forest floor and spice. Fresher, with the fruit leaning more towards the red side than darker side of the Sangreal, this is a very serious Pinot Noir to cellar.
  Cellar 6-8 years.
  Alc. 13.5%

  Other Reviews…
  Here 40– 50% of the grapes are destemmed, the remainder left as whole bunches, and this increases complexity with its foresty, gamey (in the good sense), spicy overlay to the black cherry and plum fruit. The outstanding feature of the wine is its weight, suspended by some magic just above the palate – you sense it rather than taste it.
  96 points
  James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion

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  2016 By Farr RP Cote Vineyard Pinot Noir

  Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $110. 00

  Bottle

  $1320.00 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2018-2026)

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Cork

  The initials RP stand for Robyn Pamela, Nick Farr’s mum and matriarch of the Farr family. The fruit for this wine is sourced from the Côte Vineyard, it’s a close-planted parcel on an exposed slope, with hillsides facing north, northeast and east comprising of the most suitable clones, rootstocks, trellising and management you’ll find on the Farr’s landscape. Fruit is handpicked and sorted in the vineyard, then fermented in an open-top fermenter. Between 40 to 50% of the fruit will be destemmed and then cold soaked for four days. Maturation takes place in 50 to 60% new Allier French oak barrels for 18 months.

  Smooth, powerful and epically long this is a magnificent Pinot Noir that on a comparative basis to Burgundy makes it a relative bargain.

  Deep dark red core with a slight tinge of black to the edgings and a dark red hue. An alluring perfume of violets, red to dark cherries, ripe strawberries and a gentle whiff of anise flows through the nostrils with great intensity. Adding layers of complexity are smoky vanillin cedar, game, forest floor, light clove and spicy dried herbs. Reminiscent of a great Burgundy, the rich yet graceful palate sees sumptuous flavours of dark cherries, strawberries, forest floor, game, light clove, smoky cedar and spicy dried herbs expanding across the palate like a peacocks tail. Light on its feet yet epically powerful with a supple mouthfeel and beautifully integrated silky smooth tannins it finishes exceptionally long and savoury.
  Drink over the next 6-8 years.
  Alc. 13.5%
  
  Other Reviews.....
  A multifaceted blend of pinot from tightly spaced propitious sites, all on an exposed hillside: loams, gravel, clays and limestone abutting sandstone. This complex geology imparts a depth and multitude of textures to the resultant wine, a delicious and sumptuous potpourri of sour cherry, strawberry, damson plum, five-spice and lilac. Beautifully perfumed and all soprano; the tannins a curtain of a detailed weave. Plenty of whole-bunch spice, too, as is the estate's wont Buried. Barely discernible. Delicious. Balletic and verging on effortless. Drink by 2026.
  98 points
  Ned Goodwin - James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion

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  2016 By Farr Tout Pres Pinot Noir

  Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $110. 00

  Bottle

  $1320.00 Dozen

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  Cellar: 6 - 8 Years (2025-2027)

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Cork

  A touch over 2.5 acres, the Tout Pres vineyard has three individual soil types across a three-sided cirque (an amphitheatre-like valley head) that rises above the other vineyards. Each slope consists of a soil type. The largest slope is black volcanic soil of limestone, the second is quartz gravel mixed with red ironstone soil and the third, an iron strand in grey sandy loam. Being the most densely planted vineyard on the estate the soils and intense competition force the vines to work hard, resulting in fruit that is lush but masculine and provides the coveted structure found only in the most age worthy wines. Tout Pres is fermented with 100% whole bunches and is matured in 100% new Allier French oak.

  Deep dark red colour with black tinged edges and a semi translucent dark red hue. Very perfumed violet top notes sail out of the glass closely followed by dark cherries and ripe strawberries laced with dried clove, earthy forest floor characters, dried meats, lightly smoked cedar and spicy herbs. Supple and exceptionally powerful it overshadows the highly acclaimed 2015 vintage with an extra dimension of richness, and the whole bunch, dried clove like characters are not nearly as prominent. The palate is consumed with mouthfilling flavours of spicy ripe dark cherries, strawberries, subtle infusions of clove, forest floor characters, lightly toasted cedar and dried herbs. Perfectly integrated silky smooth tannins finishing extraordinarily long.
  Cellar 6-8 years.
  Alc. 13.5%

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  2017 Farrside By Farr Pinot Noir

  Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $76. 99

  Bottle

  $923.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: 5 - 6 Years (2024-2025)

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Cork

  The Farrside vineyard consists of black volcanic soil over limestone on a northeast facing slope. The vine rows run east/west to shade the fruit from over exposure. It is made up with a mixture of 114, 115, 777, 667 and MV6 clones. Matured in 50-60% new Allier French oak barrels for 18 months.

  Quite deep in colour with a dark red core and a red hue. Evolving from the glass are perfumed like scents of violets and fresh herbs followed by some sour, red and dark cherry notes with a hint of winter strawberries also thrown in for good measure. Forest floor, clove and spicy cedar scents also chime in for additional complexity. Bright, elegant and savoury, the lengthy palate is decorated with red cherry, winter strawberry and subtle sour cherry fruits which are underpinned by traces of clove, forest floor, some meatiness and spicy cedar. Terrific drive and freshness with very polished, well integrated tannins, concluding with a long delicious aftertaste.
  Cellar 5-6 years.
  Alc. 13.5%

  Other Reviews….
  A meld of Dijon clones and the domestic stalwart, MV6, this abuts the lauded Sangreal Vineyard, albeit, the vines are younger, of a cooler disposition and hailing from darker soils over a limestone substrata. Hand-harvested and fermented under the aegis of wild yeast with a good whack of whole-bunch fibre, this exotic and sturdy pinot was ten raised in Allier wood for 18 months or so, with a single racking. Darker fruit allusions in a pinot context, corralled by an expensive kirsch richness across the mid-drift, hints of orange zest acidity, ginger and ample clove, cinnamon and turmeric-clad tannins, slinky, a bit edgy and expansive. Drink by 2025.
  95 points
  Ned Goodwin – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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  2017 Farr Rising Pinot Noir

  Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $44. 99

  Bottle

  $539.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: 5 - 6 Years (2023-2024)

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Diam Cork

  The Farr Rising Pinot Noir never fails to impress, often going toe to toe in quality with its bigger By Farr siblings. Much more approachable in their youth, recent back vintage tastings show they also have excellent cellaring potential over the medium term. On a comparative basis to Burgundy it delivers great value for money.

  The fruit for this wine is grown on two different sites at the winery in Bannockburn. The first site is a mixture of 114 and 115 pinot clones in a loam soil with iron stone pebbles, the second is the MV6 clone planted in black volcanic soil over loamstone. The fruit is hand harvested and sorted in the vineyard and fermented in open-top fermenters of which 60% to 70% of the fruit is typically destemmed. The wine is matured in Allier barrels (20-30% new) for 18 months.

  Supple and super delicious with a long expansive finish that fans out like a peacock’s tail.

  Semi translucent, slightly cloudy, bright dark red colour with a light crimson hue. Captivating scents of violet laced ripe red cherries, winter strawberries and a faint whiff of red currant flow through the nostrils showing great intensity. Gamey forest floor, subtle dried clove, well integrated cedar and spicy dried herbs all add further interest to complete a complex picture. Elegant and supple in the mouth, generous ripe red cherry, winter strawberry and juicy red currant flavours power across the palate delivering fantastic drive. Underscoring the delicious ripe red fruits are subtle infusions of violets, light vanillin cedar, forest floor and spicy dried herbs. Superb tannin/acid balance with a very long ripe cherry, strawberry, red currant, delicate clove, vanillin cedar, forest floor and wild herb aftertaste.
  Cellar 5-6 years.
  Alc. 13.5%

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  2021 Caledonia Australis Pinot Noir

  Gippsland, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $29. 99

  Bottle

  $359.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2022-2025)

  ABV: 12.8%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Re-tasted on 7/04/2022
  
  Translucent red in colour with a light red hue. A fragrant mix of ripe cherry, strawberry and dried herb aromas are followed by forest floor and spicy cedar notes. Ripe and savoury the elegantly weighted yet supple palate features spicy red cherry, rhubarb and winter strawberry fruits over a back drop of forest floor and dried herbs. Silky tannins combine with lively acidity. Spicy mid length conclusion.
  Drink over the next 2-3 years.
  Alc. 12.8%
  
  
  Semi translucent ruby red colour with a light red hue. Emanating from the glass are fragrant cherry and strawberry scents infused with dried herbs, forest floor and spice. Light in body with a supplely textured feel, the palate features a mix of sappy cherry, strawberry and rhubarb flavours with a layer of dried herb, forest floor and spice lying underneath. Polished tannins with good underlying freshness and a savoury conclusion.
  Drink over the next 2-3 years.
  Alc. 12.8%

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  2018 Caledonia Australis Pinot Noir

  Gippsland, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $27. 99

  Bottle

  $335.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2021-2023)

  ABV: 14.2%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Semi translucent dark red colour with a light brick red hue. Aromas of dried cherries and rhubarb are married to dried herb, forest floor and spicy cedar notes. Light, supple and spicy the palate serves up a flavour profile of cherries, rhubarb, strawberries and dried herbs which meld into earth, toasty cedar and spice. Polished tannins, nicely balanced acidity and a mid length finish.
  Drink over the next 1-2 years.
  Alc. 14.2%

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  2021 Shaw & Smith Pinot Noir

  Adelaide Hills, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $49. 99

  Bottle

  $599.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2022-2030)

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Stelvin

  From the terrific 2021 vintage, fruit was sourced predominately from Shaw & Smith’s Lenswood vineyard which was planted in 1999. Fermented with 30% whole bunch fruit and matured in French oak.
  Dark red in colour with black shaded edges and a bright red purple tinged hue. Perfumed like scents of violets, strawberries and red to dark cherries intermix with hints of anise, fresh herbs, light forest floor and spicy cedar. Delicious red cherry and strawberry fruits combine with some anise over a back drop of forest floor, infusions of fresh herbs and spicy cedar. Polished tannins. Concludes vibrant and fresh with a long juicy red fruited aftertaste.
  Drink over the next 6-8 years.
  Alc. 13.5%

  Other Reviews….
  Love the tannin structure of this wine. It feels both perfumed and inlaid with fruit, but more impressively it sheets across the wine in a wide spread, integrated and balanced while at the same time being assertive. It gives the wine a bit of class, not that it lacked it in the first place. This is a polished release, with varietal red berried fruit flavours splashed with earth, chicory and dry spice. It’s ultra primary now, as you’d expect, but it feels settled, and so it’s already drinking well. Fruit and the formation of tannin here though are its main quality markers. Drink 2023-2029+
  93+ points
  Campbell Mattinson – The Wine Front
  
  Arrives as a fully fledged pinot noir, complex and intriguing. Starts with a wealth of dark fruits, forest floor, bracken, earthy notes and woodsy spice, before launching into a sweeping, textural palate, glossy and even. Oak adds some extra creamy, spicy complexity and, boy, it runs long. Drink by 2029.
  95 points
  Jeni Port - James Hallidays Australian Wine Companion
  

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  2016 Cannibal Creek Pinot Noir

  Gippsland, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $37. 99

  Bottle

  $455.88 Dozen

  Minimum 12 bottles

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  Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2019-2023)

  ABV: 13.4%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Semi translucent dark red colour with a light red hue. A fragrant bouquet of violets, ripe red cherries, strawberries and hints of sour cherries intermix with anise, forest floor and spicy dried herb notes. Delicious ripe red cherry and strawberry flavours decorate the light to medium bodied palate which has a very supple feel. Subtle forest floor, stalky cedar and spicy fresh herb elements ensue. Velvet smooth tannins. Excellent power with a long seductive aftertaste.
  Drink over the next 3-4 years.
  Alc. 13.4%

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  2016 Cape Banks Pinot Noir

  Mt Gambier, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $24. 99

  Bottle

  $299.88 Dozen

  Minimum 12 bottles

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  Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2019-2021)

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Deep dark red colour with black tinged edges and a dark to brick red hue. Ripe dark plum and dark cherry aromas intermix with a touch of liquorice, vanillin cedar, earthy leather notes and dried herbs. Medium bodied the palate has generous dark cherry and dark plum flavours over earthy vanillin cedar, subtle liquorice and spicy dried herbs. Soft in its feel with velvety tannins and a medium length aftertaste.
  Drink over the next 1-2 years.
  Alc. 13.5%

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  2019 Carmel Road Central Coast Pinot Noir

  California, UNITED STATES

  $49. 99

  Bottle

  $599.88 Dozen

  Minimum 12 bottles

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  Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2024-2026)

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Carmel Road is based in the town of Soledad, inland from Monterey’s rugged coastline and along the Arroyo Seco river. The first vintage was released in 1999 with the winery producing cool climate Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc that showcase the elegance of California's coastal vineyards.
  100% Pinot Noir from Central Coast vineyards featuring red fruit, warm spice and supple texture. Semi translucent dark red colour with black toned edges and a light brick red hue. Spicy cherry and rhubarb scents are trailed by dried herb and subtle earthy cedar notes. Fleshy dark cherry and strawberry fruits overlay dried herb, earth and spicy cedar notes. Silky feel with velvet smooth tannins. The lengthy conclusion juicy, supple and spicy.
  Drink over the next 1-2 years.
  Alc. 13.5%

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• 2022 Caroline Morey Santenay Rouge

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $140. 00

  Bottle

  $1680.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 12.5%

  Closure: Cork

  Caroline Morey comes from a long line of vignerons based in the Cotes de Beaune and is also married to Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey. In 2014 Caroline took her share of some family vineyards from her father Jean-Marc and created her own domaine based in Chassagne-Montrachet, working out of brand new cellars built for Caroline and her husband.

  For her first vintage in 2014 she had small holdings in Chassagne-Montrachet for both red and white together with small holdings in Santenay and Hautes Cotes de Beaune totaling just 2.4 hectares. With more vineyards added both from family and acquisitions in the last few years, the total is now 7 hectares in total for Caroline with roughly half for red and half for whites.

  Other Reviews....
  Pretty and ripe aromas are comprised by notes of mostly red berries, pepper and soft earth. The vibrant and delicious middleweight flavors are sappy and caressing while offering good length on the refreshing, dry and balanced finale. This lightly stony effort could use more depth so 1 to 3 years of keeping should help. Drink through 2026+.
  88 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

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• 2022 Caroline Morey Chassagne-Montrachet Rouge

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $160. 00

  Bottle

  $1920.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 13%

  Closure: Cork

  Caroline Morey comes from a long line of vignerons based in the Cotes de Beaune and is also married to Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey. In 2014 Caroline took her share of some family vineyards from her father Jean-Marc and created her own domaine based in Chassagne-Montrachet, working out of brand new cellars built for Caroline and her husband.

  For her first vintage in 2014 she had small holdings in Chassagne-Montrachet for both red and white together with small holdings in Santenay and Hautes Cotes de Beaune totaling just 2.4 hectares. With more vineyards added both from family and acquisitions in the last few years, the total is now 7 hectares in total for Caroline with roughly half for red and half for whites.

  Other Reviews....
  Old vines in cordon training in Les Chênes, Chambres and Les Pierres across the main road. No great depth of colour here but the bouquet is super-fine for a Chassagne, still with good grip behind. A little more insular personality than the Santenay, possibly less fine, but I like its character. Drink from 2026-2031.
  89-91 points
  Jasper Morris MW - Inside Burgundy

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  2021 Caroline Morey Chassagne-Montrachet Les Champs Gain Rouge Premier Cru

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $250. 00

  Bottle

  $3000.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 13%

  Closure: Cork

  Caroline Morey comes from a long line of vignerons based in the Cotes de Beaune and is also married to Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey. In 2014 Caroline took her share of some family vineyards from her father Jean-Marc and created her own domaine based in Chassagne-Montrachet, working out of brand new cellars built for Caroline and her husband.

  For her first vintage in 2014 she had small holdings in Chassagne-Montrachet for both red and white together with small holdings in Santenay and Hautes Cotes de Beaune totaling just 2.4 hectares. With more vineyards added both from family and acquisitions in the last few years, the total is now 7 hectares in total for Caroline with roughly half for red and half for whites.

  Other Reviews....
  Light ruby hue. This is also extremely pretty with similar aromas of red berries and an even broader array of floral nuances. Once again, there is just a bit more volume and mid-palate density to the lingering and balanced finish. This could use better depth but a few years of keeping should help to address that. Drink through 2026+.
  89 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  The 2021 Chassagne-Montrachet Champ Gain 1er Cru (Rouge) has a lovely bouquet with raspberry, cranberry and subtle mineral scents. Transparent like Morey's other reds. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, fresh red fruit, quite piquant with a dash of black pepper on the finish. Fine, but needs a year or two in bottle. Drink 2025-2033.
  89-91 points
  Neal Martin - Vinous

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