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Pinot Noir

While we continue to expand our collection of Burgundies, more and more new-world winemakers are coming to terms with this challenging variety. Australians have identified Geelong, the Yarra Valley and the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria as suited to premium Pinot Noir. More recently, Tasmania has shot up the ranks. Mount Mary, Farr Rising and Tolpuddle are names to seek out. New Zealand is also producing some compelling, full bodied wines. Look for regions like Martinborough, Marlborough and Central Otago.

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2017 Squitchy Lane Vineyard Pinot Noir

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$27. 99
Bottle
$335.88 Dozen

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

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Matured in French oak barrels. Semi translucent dark red colour with black tinged edges and a red hue. Fragrant scents of ripe dark cherry and anise are overlaid by violets with some winter strawberry, toasty cedar and meaty forest floor notes in tow. Rich, powerful and supple in the mouth, the palate is filled with ripe dark cherry, strawberry and anise flavours which are underpinned by toasty cedar, meaty forest floor characters and spicy dried herbs. Slightly dryish but otherwise velvety tannins with a long moreish conclusion.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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2016 Squitchy Lane Vineyard Pinot Noir

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$29. 99
Bottle
$359.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2019-2024)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Matured in French oak. Semi translucent dark red colour with tinges of black to the edges and a light red hue. Nosing offers up ripe cherry, strawberry and subtle anise aromas with some forest floor, stalk and spicy cedar notes in the background. Very supple and light in body the palate is elegantly flavoured with spicy dark cherries, plum and traces of anise over forest floor and spicy cedar. Finely grained well integrated tannins with an aftertaste of dark cherries, gamey forest floor characters and spicy cedar.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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2017 Squitchy Lane Vineyard Peter's Block Pinot Noir

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$56. 99
Bottle
$683.88 Dozen

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

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

This outstanding Yarra Valley Pinot is produced from a selection of the best fruit from the vintage. Semi translucent dark red core with black tinged edges and a light red hue. Perfumed aromatics of violets, red to dark cherries and strawberries flood the olfactory senses followed by forest floor, light anise, spicy cedar and fresh herb notes. Rich and supple in its mouthfeel, delicious ripe red to dark cherry and strawberry fruits form a tsunami like power wave of flavour. Complexing elements of forest floor, game, fresh herb infusions and spicy cedar also chime in. Silky smooth tannins finishing exceptionally long.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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2017 St Huberts The Stag Pinot Noir

Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$17. 99
Bottle
$215.88 Dozen

Minimum 6 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2018-2022)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Deep bright dark red colour with black tinged edges and a vibrant crimson red hue. Showing good aromatic lift the nose features freshly crushed berry aromas of dark raspberries, strawberries and ripe cherries over some inky earth like characters with spice end notes. The fruity palate is filled with juicy raspberry and cherry flavours underpinned by inky earth like nuances finishing spicy with bright acidity. Slightly dryish but balanced tannins. Aftertaste of spicy raspberries, ripe cherries and earthy cedar.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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2015 St Mary's Pinot Noir

Limestone Coast, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$34. 99
Bottle
$419.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: 4 - 5 Years (2021-2022)

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Cork

Aged in French oak. Deep dark red colour with black tinged edges and a dark crimson red hue. Minty top notes intermix with ripe cherries and hints of liquorice followed by vanillin cedar and spice. Medium bodied with ample richness the palate has flavours of ripe cherries and dark plum overlaid with a mintness. Nuances of vanillin cedar and spice are also apparent on the finish. Finely grained well integrated tannins. Aftertaste of dark cherries, mint, vanillin cedar and spice. A ripe minty Pinot that lacks some varietal character.
Cellar 4-5 years.
Alc. 14.5%

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2024 Stargazer Pinot Noir

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
Reduced from $79.99
$69. 99
Bottle
$839.88 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Founded by winemaker Samantha Connew, Stargazer has become one of Tasmania's most compelling small producers, crafting wines of precision and quiet intensity from the Coal River and Derwent Valleys. Whether Riesling, Chardonnay or Pinot Noir, each release reflects a meticulous, hands-off approach and a focus on texture, energy and site expression. For many, Stargazer marks the sweet spot between refinement and individuality in modern Tasmanian wine.
The 2023 Pinot Noir comes exclusively from Stargazer's own vineyards in the Tea Tree sub-region of the Coal River Valley, where two separate parcels were planted in 2002 and 2017 respectively. The vineyard is composed of different clones, with most being G5V12 or Wadenswil, with some Abel, 115, 777, and MV6 clones added from the 2017 planting. The fruit is hand-picked, and destemmed (with 25% kept as whole bunches) to vats, where they undergo a cold soak for three days before fermentation begins. After primary fermentation, the must is pressed to French oak puncheons (with 30% being new), where it matures on lees for eight months before being transferred, racked, and blended in a tank for a further rest of six weeks before bottling.
Other Reviews....
The 2024 Palisander Pinot Noir leads with a very attractive waft of reduction. It speaks to forest floor and growing moss, alongside the plethora of dark fruits on display. In the mouth, the wine speaks of its whole-bunch component (25%) in its spices, tannin shape and length through the finish. You get blood orange, Campari, dark chocolate, raw cocoa, cherry pip and raspberry. A wholly classy and sophisticated wine, it goes beyond simple fruit expression and offers dimensional texture and clever winemaking. 12.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. Drink 2026-2036.
95 points
Erin Larkin - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
If you seek a fruit-pure, flint-struck pinot noir, you are indeed in the right place. Those reductive tones lie nicely simpatico with the pure red/dark cherry, plum and raspberry fruits and there are hints of medina spice, amaro, twiggy bits, turned earth, crushed mountain herbs and purple florals in the mix. On the palate, there is a fine balance and tension between fruit, reduction and fine minerality. The wine shows a composed, complex array of spice, sinew and lovely pure fruit, finishing long, flinty and true. Drink 2025-2038.
96 points
Dave Brookes - James Halliday's Wine Companion

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2023 Stargazer Pinot Noir

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$74. 99
Bottle
$899.88 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

The 2023 Pinot Noir comes exclusively from Stargazer's own vineyards in the Tea Tree sub-region of the Coal River Valley, where two separate parcels were planted in 2002 and 2017 respectively. The vineyard is composed of different clones, with most being G5V12 or Wadenswil, with some Abel, 115, 777, and MV6 clones added from the 2017 planting. The fruit is hand-picked, and destemmed (with 20% kept as whole bunches) to vats, where they undergo a cold soak for three days before fermentation begins. After primary fermentation, the must is pressed to French oak puncheons (with 25% being new), where it matures on lees for 8 months before being transferred, racked, and blended in a tank for a further rest of 10 weeks before bottling.

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2023 Stargazer Rada

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$34. 99
Bottle
$419.88 Dozen

ABV: 12.4%

Closure: Stelvin

The Pinot Meunier for this wine comes from the Pipers Brook region in the North East of Tasmania, well-known for its sparkling wine production. In 2023, the blend consists of 51% Pinot Meunier and 49% Pinot Noir. Ninety percent of the fruit was destemmed, while the remaining 10% was kept as whole bunches. Forty percent of the Pinot Noir was co-fermented with the Pinot Meunier. After pressing, the wine was moved to a tank and racked off the sediment into seasoned French puncheons for 5 months of maturation on fine lees.

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2022 Stargazer Pinot Noir

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$64. 99
Bottle
$779.88 Dozen

ABV: 12.7%

Closure: Stelvin

The 2022 Pinot Noir comes exclusively from Stargazer's own vineyards in the Tea Tree sub-region of the Coal River Valley, where two separate parcels were planted in 2002 and 2017 respectively. The vineyard is composed of different clones, with most being G5V12 or Wadenswil, with some Abel, 115, 777, and MV6 clones added from the 2017 planting. The fruit is hand-picked, and destemmed (with 20% kept as whole bunches) to vats, where they undergo a cold soak for three days before fermentation begins. After primary fermentation, the must is pressed to French oak puncheons (with 22% being new), where it matures on lees for 8 months before being transferred, racked, and blended in a tank for a further rest of 6 weeks before bottling.
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Bing cherry, rose petal, lilac and gritty hints of whole-bunch influence, from dill, peppercorn and a smoky streak of mezcal across the fibrous finish. A little distracting now, perhaps. Yet will integrate nobly with time due to the extract, density and plush refinement of the finish, never straying into excessive sweetness or medicinal notes as with too many regional pinots. A very good, mid-weighted pinot. It will only get better. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
93 Points
Ned Goodwin MW - JamesSuckling.com

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- Organic
- Biodynamic
2023 Stefano Lubiana Primavera Pinot Noir

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$44. 99
Bottle
$539.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2024-2030)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Established in 1990, Stefano Lubiana is Tasmania’s first and only certified biodynamic vineyard, the family are now 5th and 6th generation winemakers with a history going back to Italy. Primavera is a single vineyard Pinot Noir made up of a mix of two terroirs: grey gravelly loams over clay and red loam over gravel. Fruit is mostly wild fermented, de-stemmed and taken off skins early to retain lots of fruit flavour. The grapes are hand picked, hand sorted and fermented with some whole bunches. Maturation takes place in French oak for a period of 8-10 months.
Semi translucent dark red core with black toned edges and a vibrant light purple red hue. Pretty violet, red to dark cherry and strawberry scents blossom from the glass with plenty of intensity followed by hints of anise, dried herbs, rhubarb and forest floor. Delicious red to dark cherry, strawberry and anise flavours decorate the palate over a back drop of forest floor, dried herbs and brambly spice. Supple yet fresh in its feel with finely shaped tannins it concludes long and juicy.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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- Organic
- Biodynamic
2021 Stefano Lubiana Primavera Pinot Noir

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$36. 99
Bottle
$443.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2022-2028)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Established in 1990, Stefano Lubiana is Tasmania’s first and only certified biodynamic vineyard, the family are now 5th and 6th generation winemakers with a history going back to Italy. Primavera is a single vineyard Pinot Noir made up of a mix of two terroirs: grey gravelly loams over clay and red loam over gravel. Fruit is mostly wild fermented, de-stemmed and taken off skins early to retain lots of fruit flavour. The grapes are hand picked, hand sorted and fermented with some whole bunches. Maturation takes place in French oak for a period of 8-10 months.
Silky, fresh and blessed with delicious fruit this is a totally irresistible Tassie Pinot.
Deep dark red colour with black tinged edges and a vibrant red purple hue. Sailing out of the glass with a perfumed like bouquet are violet, red to dark cherry, strawberry and anise aromas followed by a mix of fresh herbs, forest floor and spicy cedar. Light on its feet with a fresh yet silky mouthfeel, the palate is blessed with delicious red to dark cherry and strawberry fruits which show terrific drive. Subtle anise, forest floor, infusions of fresh herbs and spicy cedar linger underneath.
Beautifully balanced with fresh acidity and polished tannins it finishes long, elegant and totally irresistible.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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- Biodynamic
- Organic
2019 Stefano Lubiana Pinot Noir

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$59. 99
Bottle
$719.88 Dozen

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

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Tasmania like Burgundy has a truly cool climate, making it an ideal location to grow Pinot Noir. Certified biodynamic, this single vineyard Pinot is from a mix of two terroirs: grey gravelly loams over clay and red loam over gravel. Fruit is hand picked and sorted by hand on a vibrating table with maturation taking place in French oak for a period of 8-10 months.
Deep dark red purple heart with black shaded surrounds and a dark red hue. Sailing out of the glass are powerful scents of dark cherries, violets, wild strawberries and subtle anise. Light toasty cedar, dried herb, forest floor and spice notes ensue. Rich seductive dark cherry, wild strawberry and plum fruits oversee a back drop of anise, earth, dried herbs and light spicy cedar. Bright, sour cherry like acidity provides freshness with sturdily built tannins lending ample structure. Slightly robust yet long conclusion.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 13%
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Benchmark pinot from this celebrated, biodynamic estate vineyard in the Derwent Valley. A gorgeous core of exact black cherries and blackberries. Confident support from French oak brings impressive scaffolding of firm, fine, mineral tannins. The finish holds good (if not excellent) length, but may build with age. It certainly has the stamina to endure long. Drink by 2034.
95 points
Tyson Stelzer – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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2020 Stefano Lubiana Sasso Pinot Noir

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$130. 00
Bottle
$1560.00 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

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Fanciest fruit from best blocks, the best of show pedigree kind. It’s all BD down there at SLW in Taswegia, as we know. The quality seeming to rise and rise in recent years. Been a while between visits.
Any way you come at this you see quality. Tannins are light but shapes things well, oak is spicy and seasons gently, fruit is powerful but refined, cruise control and then some. Fragant as well, pickled and fresh cherries, woody, smoky spice and new leather, some black olive in the mix, turned, fresh earth. An earthiness to taste too but delivered in the veins of a sinewy muscle of dark berry/cherry fruitiness and lifted on brightness and coolness. Taut, long, luxurious. Beautiful pinot. Drink 2022 - 2035.
95 Points
Mike Bennie - The Wine Front (April 2022)

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2019 Stefano Lubiana Primavera Pinot Noir

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$32. 99
Bottle
$395.88 Dozen

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

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Stefano Lubiana’s Primavera Pinot Noir is mostly wild fermented, de-stemmed and taken off skins early to retain lots of fruit flavour. The grapes are hand picked, hand sorted and fermented with own yeasts and some whole bunches.

Light, supple and delicious, this delightful Tassie Pinot exudes a youthful freshness.

Semi translucent dark red core with black tinged edges and a bright purple red hue. Perfumed scents of violets, rose petals, cherries and ripe strawberries blossom out of the glass with terrific intensity. Some anise, light forest floor, subtle spicy incense and aromatic herbs also chime in. Delicious ripe dark cherry and strawberry fruits show fantastic drive across the supplely textured palate with elements of anise, forest floor, fresh herbs and spicy cedar adding complexity. Beautifully polished tannins and bright acidity with a long detailed finish. Will only become increasingly moreish with bottle age.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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2017 Sticks Yarra Valley Pinot Noir

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$22. 99
Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

Cellar: 3 - 4 Years (2021-2022)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Semi translucent bright dark red colour with a crimson red hue. Fragrant ripe cherry and strawberry scents are followed by hints of anise, a subtle meatiness and spicy cedar. Light and fresh the palate sees vibrant ripe red cherry and strawberry flavours sit over some subtle meatiness and spicy cedar. Bright acidity and finely grained tannins finishing with an aftertaste of spicy red cherries, raspberries, strawberries and subtle meaty cedar characters.
Cellar 3-4 years.
Alc. 13%

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2022 Stoneburn Pinot Noir

Marlborough, AUSTRALIA
$24. 99
Bottle
$299.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2024-2029)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Semi translucent red to dark red core with a light red hue. Cherry, rhubarb and strawberry scents drift from the glass with some dried herb, forest floor and spicy cedar notes also evident. Light and savoury the palate features red cherry, rhubarb and winter strawberry flavours over a dried herb, brambly cedar, forest floor and spice back drop. Fine grained tannins and fresh underlying acidity with an elegant mid length finish.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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2024 Stonier Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$36. 99
Bottle
$443.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2025-2030)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Light and supple with terrific power and a long moreish finish.

Established in 1978 Stonier Vineyards was one of the pioneers on the Mornington Peninsula and has recently returned to being locally owned and run after a period of corporate ownership. The fruit for Stonier Pinot Noir is derived from a selection of estate and leased vineyards, the majority of which sit on the red volcanic basalt between Merricks and Red Hill. The high elevation (200m+) Red Hill vineyards are the primary component of this wine which provides the lovely lifted red fruit profile.
Semi translucent red to dark red colour with a light red hue. Displaying a perfumed like intensity aromas of violet, red to dark cherry, strawberry and rhubarb are complimented by dried herb, bramble and forest floor and spice notes. Light and supplely textured, the palate possesses a terrific power wave of flavour with red to dark cherry, rhubarb and strawberry fruits to the fore. Notions of brambly cedar, dried herbs, forest floor and spice lend further complexity. Velvet smooth tannins with a long moreish finish.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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Stonier’s bread and butter range and a good ‘un this vintage. Fruit off grower vineyards but all managed in-house, which gives a level of quality control. This pops and crackles with vitality, good fruit and varietal flavour. Heady aromas are punctuated by red cherries and blood orange doused in exotic spices and fresh herbs. The palate is on the light side of medium bodied with fine tannins and refreshing acidity throughout. A lovely drink. Drink 2032.
94 points
Jane Faulkner – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

A blend of the grower vineyards, a mix of clones. Approximately 20% whole bunch on the sites that sit on volcanic soils, with everything else destemmed. Aged in 500L puncheons of which 8% was new oak. A fragrant celebration of Mornington Peninsula luminous charm, it’s impossible not to be swept away with the gleaming fruit, compact flavour and middle palate pulp and flesh. Cherry compote, plummy goodness and some Gala apple skin. Clove, nigella seed and dewy potting soil. Tannins are sandy and prop up the fruit, before a wash of fresh acidity. It’s immediately satisfying and a delightful drink without food or if you are after a suggestion may I offer the idea of lamb shanks swimming in butter mash. Drink now or will cellar well for 2-4 years. Drink 2025-2029.
94 points
Shanteh Wale – WinePilot.com

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2023 Stonier Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$37. 99
Bottle
$455.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2025-2031)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Gorgeous nose with the delicious palate carrying a fresh, supple feel.
Dark red core with black toned edges and a light red hue. Gorgeous nose with perfumed aromas of violets, dark cherries, strawberries and anise streaming through the olfactory senses with plenty of intensity. Some fresh herb, forest floor and delicate spicy cedar notes are also evident. Delicious red to dark cherry, strawberry and anise flavours unfold across the palate with a fresh, supple feel. Infusions of fresh herbs, gentle forest floor and spicy cedar elements extend across the back half. Polished fine grained tannins finishing long and elegant.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13%

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2022 Stonier Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$34. 99
Bottle
$419.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2023-2029)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Established in 1978 Stonier Vineyards was one of the pioneers on the Mornington Peninsula and has recently returned to being locally owned and run after a period of corporate ownership. The fruit for Stonier Pinot Noir is derived from a selection of estate and leased vineyards, the majority of which sit on the red volcanic basalt between Merricks and Red Hill. The high elevation (200m+) Red Hill vineyards are the primary component of this wine which provides the lovely lifted red fruit profile. Approximately 10% of the fruit was fermented as whole bunches with a 9 month maturation process taking place in French oak puncheons and barriques (10% new).
Semi translucent red to dark red colour with black shaded edges and a light red hue. Showing a delightful perfumed like quality, fragrant aromatics of violet, red cherry and strawberry blossom out of the glass followed by some forest floor, hints of clove, fresh herbs and spice. Fresh and supple in its feel, the light weighted palate is decorated with a power wave of red to dark cherry and strawberry fruits which have plenty of moreish appeal. Subtle anise, infusions of fresh herbs, forest floor and delicate spicy cedar elements are also evident. Polished tannins with a long energetic and expansive finish that’s highly refined and savoury.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.5%

Other Reviews....
How lovely to taste this knowing Stonier is back on track with new owners who love the place and a winemaker, as in Justin Purser, keen to ensure a tradition of making distinctive, high-quality wines can now continue unabated. No better way than to start with a lovely pinot sourced from grower vineyards. Upfront cherries and pips, lightly spiced with blood orange and zest with wafts of forest floor and savoury oak. Sweet fruit, supple tannins and uplifting acidity glide across the palate. It tastes so good. Drink by 2032.
95 points
Jane Faulkner - James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion

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2021 Stonier Reserve Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2023-2031)

ABV: 13.8%

Closure: Stelvin

Stonier’s Reserve Pinot Noir is a blend of their best vineyard parcels with the aim to produce a wine that is more complete, balanced and complex that the individual components. From the outstanding 2021 vintage fruit was sourced from the Windmill, KBS and Stonier Family blocks. Each parcel was fermented separately with maturation taking place in French oak puncheons for a period of 9 months. The final blend had a 45% whole bunch component.
Dark red in colour with black shaded edges and a light red hue. Fragrant scents of violet, red to dark cherry, winter strawberry and clove drift through the nostrils with ample intensity. Notes of forest floor, subtle rhubarb and spicy cedar add further interest. Rich and powerful yet beautifully poised the supplely textured palate is layered with cascading waves of spicy dark cherry, strawberry and subtle rhubarb fruits. Very expansive in its feel, notions of toasty cedar, forest floor and dried herbs lend further complexity. Showcasing the varieties hallmark power without weight quality it concludes incredibly moreish with silky smooth tannins and great persistence.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 13.8%
Other Reviews….
As with the Reserve Chardonnay, the fruit for the pinot comes off a mix of top vineyards to create a regional stamp, although the whole bunches added to the ferment (49% all up) has made a most positive mark. Fragrant, lightly stemmy and herbal (but not green), with flavours of red cherries, chinotto, blood orange and sandalwood. Fleshy fruit across the fuller-bodied palate with raw silk tannins holding sway. Incredibly refreshing now, but will garner even more complexity in time. Drink by 2035.
96 points
Jane Faulkner – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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2021 Stonier Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$32. 99
Bottle
$395.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2023-2028)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Established in 1978 Stonier Vineyards was one of the pioneers on the Mornington Peninsula and has recently returned to being locally owned and run after a period of corporate ownership. The fruit for Stonier Pinot Noir is derived from a selection of estate and leased vineyards, the majority of which sit on the red volcanic basalt between Merricks and Red Hill. The high elevation (200m+) Red Hill vineyards are the primary component of this wine which provides the lovely lifted red fruit profile. Approximately 10% of the fruit was fermented as whole bunches with a 9 month maturation process taking place in French oak puncheons and barriques (10% new).
Translucent dark red in colour with black shaded edges and a light red hue. Alluring violet, red to dark cherry, strawberry and brambly rhubarb like scents effortlessly flow out of the glass followed by some dried herb, forest floor and light spicy cedar notes. Delivered with the varieties hallmark power and suppleness are delicious ripe cherry and strawberry fruits. Lending complexity to the back half are elements of rhubarb, forest floor, dried herbs and spicy cedar. Silky smooth tannins with all of the components seamlessly integrated with one another. Concludes long and savoury.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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2016 Stonier Reserve Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

Cellar: 5 - 6 Years (2023-2024)

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Deep dark red colour with black tinged edges and a dark red hue. A very perfumed nose displays lifted aromatics of violets, dark cherries and ripe strawberries gently laced with anise followed by nuances of forest floor, light spicy cedar and hints of dried herbs. Decorating the palate is a rich power wave of dark cherries, ripe strawberries and anise which are pinned to forest floor, spicy cedar and subtle dried herb elements. Complementing the supple mouthfeel is silky tannins and well balanced fresh acidity. Superb length with a very long spicy dark cherry, ripe strawberry, anise, lightly toasted cedar and forest floor aftertaste.
Cellar 5-6 years.
Alc. 14.5%

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2015 Stonier Jimjoca Vineyard Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$44. 99
Bottle
$539.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2018-2023)

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Stelvin

The Jimjoca vineyard is one of Stonier’s most highly regarded vineyards located 2km east of Balnarring. In outstanding years it’s released as a single vineyard bottling, 2015 being one of the strongest vintages in the history of Mornington. Nearly 15% of the blend was fermented separately as whole bunches. The ferments were pressed to French oak puncheons for 6 months maturation (14% new), prior to blending and then receive another 3 months maturation in the same barrels.

A ripe, seductive Pinot embellished with rich dark fruits that makes for incredibly moreish drinking.

Deep dark red colour with black tinged edges and a dark red hue. Perfumed nose with aromas of violets, ripe dark cherries and strawberries sailing out of the glass trailed by anise, gamey forest floor like notes and spicy cedar. Rich, supple in texture and boasting an exceptional power wave of flavour, the delicious palate is decorated with generous ripe dark cherries, anise and strawberries which meld into elements of subtlety smoked spicy cedar, forest floor and faint dried herb elements. Silky smooth tannins. Finishes long and seductive with an aftertaste of dark cherries and ripe strawberries shaded by anise, forest floor and spicy cedar.
Superb drinking over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 14.5%

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2017 Stonier Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$23. 99
Bottle
$287.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2018-2023)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

The fruit for Stonier Pinot Noir is derived from a selection of long term vineyard suppliers scattered across the Mornington Peninsula, but with a focus towards the region’s cooler south near the small town of Merricks. Approximately 3% of the fruit was fermented as whole bunches with a 10 month maturation process taking place in French oak (10% new) and a portion of it in stainless steel tanks (20%) to preserve the vibrant fruit characters of the vintage.

A delicious, silky textured Pinot that delivers great value.

Semi translucent bright dark red core with a light crimson hue. Expressive ripe cherry and strawberry scents laced with hints of violet and anise evolve from the glass. Gamey forest floor and spicy cedar notes adding complexity. Delicious ripe dark cherry and strawberry flavours have a very supple feel with forest floor, game, lightly toasted cedar and spice elements ensuing. Silky smooth tannins finishing with a lick of fresh acidity and a long savoury aftertaste of spicy dark cherries, strawberries, traces of anise, forest floor and spicy cedar.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 13%

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2018 Storm Bay Pinot Noir

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2019-2024)

ABV: 14%

Closure: Stelvin

Tassie experienced an early, exuberant year in 2018 producing big berries and Pinots fresh, bright and pretty with loads of juicy red fruits. Semi translucent bright dark red colour with a crimson red hue. Fragrant ripe red cherry and strawberry aromas crossed with anise blossom from the glass followed by hints of violets, subtle forest floor and spicy herbs. Delicious juicy ripe dark cherry and strawberry flavours show excellent drive with elements of anise, subtle forest floor and spicy cedar also present. Supplely textured tannins finishing with vibrant acidity and a long moreish aftertaste.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 14%

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2019 Storm Ridge Pinot Noir

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2023-2025)

ABV: 13.17%

Closure: Stelvin

Semi translucent dark red colour with black shaded edges and a red to dark red hue. Expressive aromas of dark cherries, ripe strawberries and violets mix with vanillin cedar and spicy earth notes. Fleshy textured flavours of dark cherries and strawberries are sprawled across the palate with some anise, earth and spicy cedar characters sitting underneath. Polished tannins concluding with a savoury red to dark fruited earth laced aftertaste.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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2018 Storm Ridge Pinot Noir

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2020-2024)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Dark red colour with black tinged edges and a red hue. Expressive violet tinged cherry and red raspberry aromas mix with hints of anise and spicy fresh herbs. Juicy raspberry and plum fruits are backed by a sour cherry like vibrant acidity with a dash of anise and infusions of fresh herbs also present. Polished tannins. Quite simple with modest power and a shortish conclusion.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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2017 Storm Ridge Pinot Noir

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$22. 99
Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

Cellar: 5 - 6 Years (2023-2024)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Semi translucent dark red colour with black tinged edges and a bright light red hue. Fragrantly scented nose with aromas of violets, ripe cherries and strawberries intermingling with hints of anise, gamey forest floor like notes and spicy dried herbs. Light and savoury with a fresh elegant feel the palate is flavoured with spicy ripe cherries and strawberries which sit over gamey earth characters and spicy cedar. Finishes dry with bright acidity and faintly chalky tannins. Aftertaste of spicy ripe red fruits, earth, game and spicy cedar.
Cellar 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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2018 Stumpy Gully Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$24. 99
Bottle
$299.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2020-2024)

ABV: 14%

Closure: Stelvin

Matured in French oak barriques. Deep dark red colour with black tinged edges and a dark red hue. Ripe powerful scents of black cherries, black raspberries and anise are trailed by subtle toasty cedar and spice notes. Possessing a Grenache like juiciness the palate is filled with rich black fruits, anise, subtle toasty oak, some forest floor and spice. Supple tannins with some brightness to the finish and a medium length aftertaste. A big, ripe Pinot.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 14%

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2017 Stumpy Gully Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$24. 99
Bottle
$299.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2018-2022)

ABV: 13.7%

Closure: Stelvin

Excellent depth of colour displaying a dark red core with black tinged edges and a dark red hue. Elevated aromas of ripe dark cherries and anise meld into some toasty oak and spice notes. Fleshy and possessing good richness, flavours of ripe black cherries, dark plums and anise sit over a background of toasty oak and spice. Velvet smooth tannins. Aftertaste of spicy black cherries, anise and toasty oak.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 13.7%

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2016 Summer Poppy Pinot Noir

Marlborough, NEW ZEALAND
$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2018-2021)

ABV: 14%

Closure: Stelvin

Semi translucent dark red colour with a light red hue. Fragrant ripe cherry and strawberry aromas are complemented by a hint of anise, traces of meatiness and spicy cedar. Supple in the mouth the palate is full of delicious ripe cherry and strawberry flavours which sit over anise, light smoked meats and spicy cedar. Vibrant acidity and finely grained tannins. Spicy aftertaste of ripe dark cherries, strawberries, meaty anise characters and lightly smoked cedar.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc. 14%

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2016 Swinging Bridge M.A.W. Pinot Noir

Orange, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
$27. 99
Bottle
$335.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: 3 - 4 Years (2020-2021)

ABV: 13.2%

Closure: Stelvin

Matured in French oak barrels. Translucent dark red colour with a light red to brick red hue. Aromas of ripe dark cherries and spicy dark plums intermix with hints of anise and dried meats with an undercurrent of spicy cedar. Light to medium bodied with plenty of ripe dark cherry and plum fruit, there’s also a good dose of spice present. Nuances of faint anise, dried meats and toasty cedar ensue. Supple round mouthfeel with velvety tannins. Aftertaste of spicy ripe dark cherries, some meatiness, light anise and spicy vanillin cedar.
Cellar 3-4 years.
Alc 13.2%

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2023 Symons Georgica Vineyard Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$69. 99
Bottle
$839.88 Dozen

Minimum 6 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2025-2031)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

An exceptionally silky Pinot Noir that finishes long and savoury.
Semi translucent red to dark red colour with a subtle tone of black around the edges and a light red hue. Cherry, strawberry and rhubarb aromas sail through the nostrils followed by some brambly earth like notes, dried herbs, hints of stalk and spice. Exceptionally silky feel with delicious red to black cherry, strawberry and spicy rhubarb flavours decorating the expansive palate. Bramble, dried herb and forest floor elements lend further complexity. Beautifully integrated velvet smooth tannins with a long savoury conclusion.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.5%
Other Reviews…..
Mike Symons manages this vineyard, one he knows intimately, once part of the Stonier stable while he was chief winemaker there before leaving in ‘22. Stewed cherries and strawberry compote, earthy, twiggy wood smoke, joss sticks and a flash of Chinese five-spice plus lots of blood orange zest and juice. A touch herbal yet juicy on the palate – sinewy tannins and bright acidity very much a feature of this cool/wet vintage. It’s a good wine. Welcome back. Drink 2025-2032.
94 Points
Jane Faulkner - Halliday's Australian Wine Companion
From an old MV6 block in Red Hill. 20% new oak, the balance was eight years, or older oak. 49 dozen produced.
This is not dissimilar to the standard Pinot Noir from the same vintage, though there’s a softness and a slightly more comely fruit profile. It’s all poached strawberries and spice, some paprika, mint and red liquorice, floral notes too. It’s medium-bodied, gently smoky with a bacon bone character, fine dusty tannin, and a somewhat smudgy finish of good length. Good wine all up. Drink 2024-2030.
93 Points
Gary Walsh – The Wine Front

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2023 Symons Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$44. 99
Bottle
$539.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2025-2029)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

A fragrantly scented Pinot, with delicious red to dark fruit, vibrant acidity and refined tannins.
Fermented with a mixture of de-stemmed and whole bunches with maturation taking place in French oak barriques and puncheons for approximately 8 months. Semi translucent red to dark red colour with a light red hue. Fragrant scents of red to dark cherry, wild strawberry, violet and anise stream through the nostrils with excellent intensity. Some brambly cedar, dried herb, subtle forest floor and spice notes ensue. Delicious red to dark cherry and strawberry fruits meander across the palate underscored by vibrant acidity. Traces of anise, infusions of fresh herbs, forest floor and spicy cedar elements lie underneath. Refined tannins with a fresh mid length finish.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 13.5%
Other Reviews….
Fruit off three vineyards: 65/25/10% Georgica at Red Hill/Stanley Road, Merricks/Robinson in Tuerong. Destemmed (bar 10% whole bunches in a separate fermenter), cold soak for a week and all gently-does-it before being pressed to French oak (mostly puncheons, 10% new, aged eight months); unfiltered. A note from Mike Symons adds, "one barrel was a bit leesy hence clarity is not perfect, maybe also reflective of my eyesight when racking". Ah, how I have missed you. Nothing wrong with the clarity – this is a light garnet hue. Lots of twiggy/bunchy fragrance and flavour, red and morello cherries, Campari, roasted tomatoes, a bit of exotica with joss sticks and rosewood, balsam fir, too. You have to dig the strong bunchy character to get into this. The palate is lighter framed, yet sinewy tannins and perky acidity work together. Drink 2024-2031.
93 Points
Jane Faulkner - Halliday's Australian Wine Companion
A blend of Georgica 65% (Red Hill), Robinson 10% (Tuerong) and Stanley Road 25% (Merricks). Mike Symons talks about his relationship with Will Byron (hot) and Barney Flanders (less hot, but kind of hot), who all help each other out a bit with little fruit parcels they all like. A fruit-loving MP triumvirate here, of sorts. This gets 10% whole bunch, and 10% new oak.
This is a spicy and frisky sort of wine. Strawberry, cherry, smoked paprika and red capsicum, plenty of spice (cardamom in particular), some mint and floral top notes. It’s quite tangy and lively, with a cool spicy feel to it, poached strawberry, a lick of graphite tannin and a bright finish of good length. You have to like them a little more sappy, but it’s good in that style. Drink 2024-2030.
93 Points
Gary Walsh – The Wine Front

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2017 Talinga Park Pinot Noir

AUSTRALIA
$10. 99
Bottle
$131.88 Dozen

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

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Semi translucent very dark red colour with black tinged edges and a dark red hue. Lifted ripe dark cherry and dark plum aromas are overlaid by anise. Toasty cedar and spicy forest floor notes follow on. Softy textured the palate is generously flavoured with ripe cherries, dark plums and anise which sit over a back drop of forest floor characters and spicy cedar. Velvet smooth tannins with a savoury medium length conclusion.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc. 13%

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2021 Taltarni Victoria Pinot Noir

AUSTRALIA
$22. 99
Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

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

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Semi translucent dark red core with black shaded edges and a light red hue. Spicy dark to black cherry aromas are followed by subtle anise, forest floor and vanillin cedar notes. Juicy dark to black cherry, anise and rhubarb flavours mix with toasty vanillin cedar and spice. Dusty tannins with a generously fruited yet toasty mid length finish.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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2024 Tamburlaine Organic Wines Preservative Free Pinot Noir

New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
$22. 99
Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 1 Years (2024-2025)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Dark red purple in colour with a bright red hue. Freshly crushed raspberry and plum aromas mix with anise, earth and spicy dried herb notes. Juicy cherry, raspberry and plum fruits overlay an inky earth and spice back drop. Slightly dryish finish with lively acidity and chalky tannins. Vibrant dark fruited aftertaste.
Drink over the next year.
Alc. 13.5%

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2018 Tapanappa Definitus Foggy Hill Pinot Noir

Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$79. 99
Bottle
$959.88 Dozen

ABV: 14%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
An elite microcosm of the Foggy Hill site. The best strip, so to speak. I prefer this to the '17. More integrated, compact, layered and detailed. The tension, curtailing the ripe and inherently sweet fruit. The oak, tannic extract and judicious whole bunch amalgamating as a finely tuned structural skein, corralling the billowing sweet berry fruit, root spice and undergrowth scents. The finish long and generous, yet nothing overt. This is mid-weighted and far from shy, but there is plenty in store embedded in the structural timbre. Drink by 2030.
96 Points
Ned Goodwin MW - Halliday's Australian Wine Companion
There are four hectares of pinot noir growing on the Foggy Hill vineyard; this is from a one-hectare strip. It’s planted at a density of 4444 vines/hectare, using clones 115 and 777, all planted on rootstock.
Firm, ripe and convincing. Cedarwood oak shows keenly but fruit-derived flavours are yet myriad. Dry tobacco, garden herbs, beet notes, a luscious almost jellied berry character, woodsmoke and anise. There’s a smoky, twiggy bitterness to the aftertaste and it’s a most pleasant thing; it helps elevate it. This wine has the structure to age but I’m not convinced its a long termer; the next handful of years though will be good ones. Drink 2022 - 2028.
94 Points
Campbell Mattinson - The Wine Front

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2021 Tapanappa Foggy Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir

Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2022-2028)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Aged in French oak barriques of which 30% were new. Semi translucent bright red to dark red colour with subtle tinges of black to the edges and a crimson red hue. Intensely perfumed scents of violet, ripe strawberries and red to dark cherries unfurl from the glass with some anise, fresh herbs and spicy cedar also evident. Light in body the palate features red cherry and strawberry fruits over infusions of fresh herbs, delicate forest floor and spicy cedar. Bright acidity and fine grained tannins combine to form an elegant, spicy medium length conclusion.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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2019 Tapanappa Definitus Foggy Hill Pinot Noir

Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$79. 99
Bottle
$959.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

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

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

Fermented with 20% whole bunches and matured for 9 months in French oak barriques (30% new). Semi translucent dark red colour with a light red hue. Showing a perfumed like intensity are aromas of violets, red to dark cherries, strawberries and anise infused with dried clove. Forest floor and spicy vanillin cedar notes ensue. Delicious strawberry, rhubarb and red cherry fruits carry a supple yet fresh feel across the lighter bodied palate. Nuances of anise, subtle forest floor, dried clove and spicy vanillin cedar make an appearance on the back half. Lively acidity with fine grained tannins and a medium to long red fruited conclusion.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 13%
Other Reviews….
Bramble, briar and black tea aromatics set the scene for a very complex pinot that needs encouragement to release its perfume. Len Evans might well have used his expression of 'an old ladies hand bag' with this silky pinot, joining the ’17 as the best of the Foggy Hill pinots to date. Drink to 2039.
97 points
James Halliday's Top 100 Wines of 2022

There’s a lot of spice here, and autumnal effects, and general savouriness/earthiness in there with the fruit. I thought at first that it was peddling a bit too hard, but strangely enough the wine seemed to tighten and become more structural as it breathed, rather than the other way around, and as it did so I was turned more and more in its favour. This is a smoky, spicy Pinot Noir with rhubarb and red cherry flavours flowing into multi-layered sheets of savoured tannin. There’s little doubt that this will develop beautifully. Drink 2024-2029+
94 points
Campbell Mattinson – The Wine Front

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2018 Tapanappa Foggy Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir

Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: 6 - 8 Years (2026-2028)

ABV: 13.8%

Closure: Cork

Aged in French oak barriques of which 30% were new. Barely semi translucent dark red colour with black tinged edges and a light red hue. A perfumed bouquet is lead by violet top notes with ripe dark cherry, subtle anise, strawberry, fresh herb, earth and spicy cedar notes ensuing. Light in body the palate is decorated with a power wave of delicious dark spicy cherry and ripe strawberry fruits. Lying underneath is subtle anise, forest floor and spicy cedar nuances. Supple feel with sturdily built tannins providing ample structure. Long spicy, generously fruited aftertaste.
Cellar 6-8 years.
Alc. 13.8%

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2017 Tapanappa Foggy Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir

Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

Cellar: 5 - 6 Years (2023-2024)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

Aged in French oak barriques of which 30% were new. Semi translucent dark red colour with black tinged edges and a light red hue. Intense and full of spice the nose offers up aromatics of dark cherries and strawberries laced with smoky clove like characters. Spicy vanillin cedar, some meatiness and dried herb scents follow on. Light in body but with good underlying drive the palate possesses a savoury flavour profile of dark cherries and strawberries infused with clove and smoky cedar which sits over a back drop of forest floor and spicy dried herbs. Bright acidity and finely textured tannins with an aftertaste of red and dark cherries, clove, smoky cedar, forest floor and dried herbs.
Cellar 5-6 years.
Alc. 13%

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2023 Tar & Roses Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$37. 99
Bottle
$455.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2024-2030)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Tar & Roses began life as a venture between the dynamic winemaking duo of Don Lewis and Narelle King. Following the passing of industry legend Don, Narelle has now taken the reigns and has sourced fruit from the Mornington Peninsula to produce this excellent Pinot. Cropped at 2 tonnes per acre with 10% whole bunch fruit included in ferment, maturation took place in French oak hogsheads of which 20% were new for a period of 11 months.
Translucent bright red colour with black shaded edges and a light red hue. Fragrant red cherry, strawberry, violet and subtle rhubarb scents blossom out of the glass. Dried herb, forest floor and bramble notes ensue. Delicious red cherry and winter strawberry fruits meld into a rhubarb, brambly cedar, dried herb and spice back drop. Supple yet fresh in its feel it has a polished tannin structure finishing long and elegant.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13%

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2022 Tar & Roses Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$34. 99
Bottle
$419.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2023-2029)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Tar & Roses began life as a venture between the dynamic winemaking due of Don Lewis and Narelle King. Following the passing of industry legend Don, Narelle has now taken the reigns and has sourced fruit from the Mornington Peninsula to produce this excellent Pinot. Cropped at 2 tonnes per acre with 15% whole bunch fruit included in ferment, maturation took place in French oak hogsheads of which 20% were new for a period of 10 months.
An expansive, silky smooth Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir.

Semi translucent red to dark red colour with black toned edges and a light red hue. Displaying a perfumed like intensity alluring scents of violets red to dark cherries, strawberries and subtle anise leap out of the glass with some forest floor, clove and spicy cedar notes also evident. Delicious red to dark cherry and strawberry fruits are both juicy and supple in their feel. Subtle rhubarb, infusions of fresh herbs, clove, delicate anise, forest floor and spicy cedar elements sit discretely under the fruit. Expansive finish with silky smooth tannins, good freshness and a long refined aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13%

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2024 TarraWarra Estate Pinot Noir

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$36. 99
Bottle
$443.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2025-2031)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

A wonderfully perfumed Yarra Valley Pinot that’s decorated with delicious red to dark fruits.
Semi translucent bright ruby red colour with black toned edges and a light red hue. Wonderfully perfumed nose with aromas of violet, red to dark cherry and strawberry soaring out of the glass. Anise, fresh herb, subtle forest floor and spice notes ensue. Delicious red to dark cherry and strawberry fruits make a silky entrance with delicate anise, forest floor, dried herb and spicy cedar elements decorating the back half. Fresh, vibrant feel with polished tannins and a long red fruited finish that’s both energetic and spicy.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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2022 TarraWarra Estate Pinot Noir

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$33. 99
Bottle
$407.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2024-2027)

ABV: 13.1%

Closure: Stelvin

Semi translucent dark red colour with black toned edges and a red to brick red hue. Nosing reveals dark cherry and strawberry aromas followed by hints of rhubarb, bramble, dried herbs and spice. Delicious dark cherry and strawberry fruits line the palate with a supple feel complimented by some brambly cedar, dried herb, forest floor and spice characters. Polished tannins with a savoury medium length conclusion.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc. 13.1%

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2023 TarraWarra Estate Pinot Noir

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$34. 99
Bottle
$419.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2024-2030)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Semi translucent dark red core with black toned edges and a vibrant red hue. Fragrant aromas of violet, red cherry and strawberry intermesh with hints of rhubarb, dried herbs and spice. Light and fresh, the palate features red cherry, strawberry and rhubarb flavours over infusions of fresh herbs, delicate forest floor and spice. Lively acidity with polished tannins and a red fruited finish.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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2021 TarraWarra Estate Pinot Noir

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$34. 99
Bottle
$419.88 Dozen

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

ABV: 13.4%

Closure: Stelvin

Semi translucent dark red core with black shaded edges and a light brick red hue. Spicy dark cherry, strawberry and rhubarb aromas rise out of the glass trailed by dried herbs, forest floor and brambly cedar. Supplely textured across the light weight palate, flavours of spicy cherry and rhubarb are featured over dried herbs, brambly cedar and forest floor elements. Polished tannins concluding savoury and spicy.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc. 13.4%
Other Reviews….
A medium cherry brick. Already showing a little, and it should be said, attractive, forest floor note, this is packed with flavour, robust and quite firmly structured. It should only continue to become more complex and softer over the next four to six years. Drink by 2028.
93 Points
Philip Rich – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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An obsession with a fickle varietal.

Once you experience it, you never forget it. For some wine lovers, Pinot Noir becomes an obsession. While promising one of world's greatest wine experiences, it can also deliver some of the most disappointing. What is it about Pinot that makes it so frustratingly variable? There are known quality factors which offer encouragement to winemakers. Micro-climates have been observed to play an important part in a successful matrix, particularly the diurnal temperature range. Pinot Noir is a little like Riesling, in the sense that it requires warm, but not overly hot days and cool nights to fully develop its maximum flavour potential. Sunshine hours, rainfall, time and rate of precipitation are all important. Countering this is the fact that the same clone will not respond to differences in micro-climate in the same way. Older vines make better wines. Creative and adaptive viticultural management and winemaking are essential. Buy Pinot Noir online. Any questions about our products or shipping? Please feel free to get in touch by calling us directly on 1800 069 295 or by emailing [email protected] and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible. Browse and buy Pinot Noir online, spend more than $200 and you'll qualify for free delivery to most of Australia.

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