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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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2019 Yering Station Pinot NoirYarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA$32. 99Bottle$395.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2020-2026)ABV: 13.5%Closure: StelvinHighly perfumed, deliciously fruited and supple, this is a classic example of Yarra Valley Pinot Noir.
Sourced from vines on average 20 years old, this Pinot was matured in a mixture of 1-6 year old French oak puncheons for a period of 11 months. Dark red in colour with black tinged edges and a dark red hue. Very fragrant, perfumed aromatics of violets, dark cherry and strawberry blossom out of the glass trailed by forest floor, dried herb and spicy cedar notes. Powering across the palate are delicious ripe cherry, strawberry and subtle anise flavours which are underscored by notions of forest floor, herbs and spicy cedar. Excellent intensity with a supple mouthfeel and finely shaped tannins providing structure. Long savoury conclusion.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
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2017 Yering Station Pinot NoirYarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA$32. 99Bottle$395.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2019-2025)ABV: 13%Closure: Stelvin2017 was an exceptional year in the Yarra Valley. A classic growing season saw a wet spring followed by moderate daily temperatures and cool nights. Perfectly balanced vines allowed the grapes to ripen in optimal conditions. The resultant wine was matured for 11 months in 500 litre French oak puncheons, 23% of which were new.
Semi translucent bright dark red colour with a crimson red hue. The perfumed nose dishes up aromatics of violet laced ripe cherries, dark strawberries and subtle anise followed by infusions of fresh herbs, forest floor and some spicy cedar elements. Light footed but possessing excellent drive, the elegant, supplely textured palate delivers a savoury flavour profile of ripe red cherries, strawberries and some game like characters over forest floor, subtle infusions of herbs and spicy cedar. Finely tuned acidity, velvet smooth tannins and a long moreish aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13%Other Reviews….
Hand-picked MV6 clone, open-fermented, matured in French puncheons (23% new) for 11 months. Light, clear and bright hue; a spicy fragrant cherry blossom bouquet pulls back the curtains of a finely structured and balanced red cherry/wild strawberry palate. Superfine tannins and oak provide the texture and length of a lovely pinot. Drink by 2027.
95 points
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2018 Yering Station Pinot NoirYarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA$36. 99Bottle$443.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2019-2025)ABV: 13.5%Closure: StelvinMatured in 500 litre French oak puncheons for 11 months. Semi translucent dark red colour with black tinged edges and a light red hue. Lightly perfumed aromatics of violets, dark cherries and strawberries are featured on the fragrant nose with subtle anise, some meatiness, forest floor and spicy cedar also evident. Light in body with a supple feel the palate is decorated with generous ripe dark cherry and strawberry flavours which are interwoven with subtle anise, traces of game, forest floor and spicy cedar. Silky smooth tannins finishing with good power on the lengthy aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
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2020 Yeringberg Pinot NoirYarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA$105. 00Bottle$1260.00 DozenABV: 13%Closure: StelvinOther Reviews....
Made from vines planted 1969–1974. Fully destemmed, 19 months in barrel. A light–medium ruby red. Perfumed with an earthy, old-vine complexity and spices such as clove, cinnamon and nutmeg. Delicate raspberry and cherry fruit on the palate, with a subtle backbone of tannin ensuring this will age effortlessly over the next 5–10 years. Drink by 2031.
93 Points
Philip Rich - James Halliday's Australian Wine CompanionYeringberg perhaps the champions of alt dry whites, and Cabernet, though their Pinot can be very good too. Far be it for me to typecast anyone, but I think CM would dig this wine.
Cherry, spiced strawberry, an ozone lift, some ham hock, spice and minty perfume. It’s medium-bodied, bacon bone and spiced strawberry, cool acidity, a sappy rhubarb tang, fine dusty tannin, with a juicy cranberry cut. Almond and strawberry, with a gently smoky finish of good length. It has a bit of frisson, and something of an Old Skool Yarra mulchiness, and almond paste. No shortage of character. Drink 2023 - 2026.
91 Points
Gary Walsh - The Wine Front![2019 Yeringberg Pinot Noir]()
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2019 Yeringberg Pinot NoirYarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA$99. 99Bottle$1199.88 DozenABV: 14%Closure: Screw CapOther Reviews....
From vines planted 1969-1974. 35% new oak. No fining or filtration. I always find it pretty interesting that so many people clamor for Yeringberg and Mount Mary Pinot Noir, when it’s the Cabernet wines that are the superstars. Still, good news in a way, for sensible people.
Autumnal, savoury and kind of amaro-laced. I’m thinking poached strawberry, cherry, spice and cedar, with a distinct sappy/sour blood orange tang, fine-grained but firm tannin, and a fresh red-fruited finish of good length. Plenty of character. I like it. Drink 2022 - 2029.
93 Points
Gary Walsh - The Wine Front (November 2021)There's more volume this vintage, yet it still retains the Yeringberg touch of elegance. Ripe plums and cherries, all sweet and tangy with blood orange, bitter herbs and woodsy spices. Fuller bodied with ripe tannins and good drinking now. Drink by 2038.
93 Points
Jane Faulkner - James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion (February 2021)![6640020_1.jpg]()
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2015 Yeringberg Pinot NoirYarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA$89. 99Bottle$1079.88 DozenCellar: 6 - 8 Years (2024-2026)ABV: 13.5%Closure: StelvinSemi translucent dark red colour with a light crimson red hue. A perfumed nose of dark cherries and strawberries gently overlaid by violets and subtle anise blossoms out of the glass. Notions of faint meaty characters, spicy cedar and fresh herbs follow on. Light in body with an elegant supple feel and plenty of freshness the palate possesses flavours of ripe red cherries and strawberries over meaty cedar, faint dried clove and subtle earth with a spicy and vibrant conclusion. Perfectly integrated fine grained tannins. Excellent power with a long ripe red cherry, strawberry, a subtle meatiness, faint dried clove and spicy cedar aftertaste.
Cellar 6-8 years.
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2023 Zilzie Selection 23 Pinot NoirVictoria, AUSTRALIA$11. 99Bottle$143.88 DozenMinimum 12 bottlesCellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2024-2026)ABV: 13%Closure: StelvinSemi translucent red colour with a light red hue. Spicy cherry and strawberry aromas mingle with dried herb, rhubarb and earth notes. Light and supple across the palate, flow generous cherry, strawberry and rhubarb flavours with spicy dried herb and delicate earth undertones. Silky smooth tannins with a generously fruited finish.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
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2021 Zilzie Regional Collection Adelaide Hills Pinot NoirAdelaide Hills, South Australia, AUSTRALIA$16. 99Bottle$203.88 DozenMinimum 12 bottlesCellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2022-2024)ABV: 13.5%Closure: StelvinDark red in colour with black shaded edges and a red to dark red hue. Nosing offers up a mix of violets, ripe cherries and strawberries followed by some spicy dark raspberry notes. Light in body, savoury red cherry, winter strawberry and subtle rhubarb flavours overlay forest floor and delicate cedar characters. Supple mouth feel with very polished tannins and an elegant mid length conclusion.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
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2022 Zilzie Selection 23 Pinot NoirVictoria, AUSTRALIA$11. 99Bottle$143.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2022-2025)ABV: 13.5%Closure: StelvinSemi translucent dark red colour with black shaded edges and a bright red hue. Ripe dark cherry and anise aromas are interwoven with some strawberry and subtle spicy earth notes. Juicy dark cherry fruits overlay a back drop of anise, earth and spice. Fleshy mouthfeel with smooth tannins and a fruity mid length finish.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
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2019 Zilzie Selection 23 Pinot NoirAUSTRALIA$10. 99Bottle$131.88 DozenMinimum 12 bottlesCellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2021-2023)ABV: 13.5%Closure: StelvinSemi translucent red to dark red colour with a light red hue. Cherry and strawberry aromas mix with hints of forest floor and spice. Showing good varietal character for the price, fleshy dark cherry and strawberry fruits overlay earth and spice nuances. Finishes with plenty of freshness, polished tannins and a medium length aftertaste.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
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2018 Zilzie Regional Collection Adelaide Hills Pinot NoirAdelaide Hills, South Australia, AUSTRALIA$15. 99Bottle$191.88 DozenMinimum 12 bottlesCellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2020-2023)ABV: 14%Closure: StelvinSemi translucent dark red core with black tinged edges and a bright red hue. Scents of ripe cherries infused with bay leaf and mint are trailed by light earth and spice. Juicy cherry flavours laced with mint form the core of the palate overlaying scorched earth and dried herb nuances. Slightly dryish finish with grainy tannins, bright acidity and a medium length aftertaste.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
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2017 Zilzie Regional Collection Adelaide Hills Pinot NoirAdelaide Hills, South Australia, AUSTRALIA$15. 99Bottle$191.88 DozenMinimum 12 bottlesCellar: 2 - 3 Years (2020-2021)ABV: 13%Closure: StelvinSemi translucent dark red colour with black tinged edgings and a red hue. Fragrant ripe cherry and strawberry aromas dominate the nose followed by hints of forest floor and spicy cedar. Light in body the palate has flavours of ripe cherries and strawberries over dusty cedar and spice. Slightly dryish fine grained tannins with bright acidity and a modest aftertaste.
Cellar 2-3 years.
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2018 Zilzie Wines Selection 23 Pinot NoirAUSTRALIA$10. 99Bottle$131.88 DozenMinimum 12 bottlesCellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2020-2023)ABV: 13.5%Closure: StelvinSemi translucent dark red colour with black tinged edges and a red hue. Aromas of cherry, plum and anise are followed by some toasty oak and spice notes. Light in body the palate has flavours of ripe cherries over lightly smoked oak, earth and spice. Finishes with good freshness, rounded tannins and a medium length aftertaste.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
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2017 Zonte's Footstep Dawn Patrol Pinot NoirAdelaide Hills, South Australia, AUSTRALIA$22. 99Bottle$275.88 DozenMinimum 12 bottlesCellar: 2 - 3 Years (2020-2021)ABV: 13.5%Closure: StelvinSemi translucent dark red colour with black tinged edges and a light red hue. Fragrant ripe cherry scents laced with hints of violets and a touch of rhubarb flow out of the glass. Subtle forest floor and spicy dried herb scents are also evident. Elegant and savoury the palate dishes up ripe cherry and rhubarb flavours which intermingle with earthy dried herbs and spice. Supplely textured mid palate finishing with slightly dryish, grainy tannins. Aftertaste of spicy ripe cherries, dried herbs, subtle rhubarb and forest floor.
Cellar 2-3 years.
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2021 Zonzo Estate Pinot NoirYarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA$26. 99Bottle$323.88 DozenMinimum 12 bottlesCellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2022-2027)ABV: 13%Closure: StelvinMatured in 20% new French oak. Semi translucent dark red colour with black shaded edges and a light red hue. Fragrant violet, cherry and winter strawberry scents blossom from the glass with subtle forest floor, dried herb and spicy cedar notes also evident. Light and supple across the palate, generous spicy dark cherry and strawberry fruits are underpinned by earthy forest floor like characters, light cedar and dried herbs. Finishes with good freshness, polished tannins and a savoury aftertaste.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
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2020 Zonzo Estate Pinot NoirYarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA$26. 99Bottle$323.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2021-2027)ABV: 13.5%Closure: StelvinSemi translucent dark red colour with black tinged edges and a light red hue. Aromas of red to dark cherry and strawberry meld into subtle hints of violets, forest floor, fresh herbs and light spicy cedar. Delicious ripe red cherry and winter strawberry fruits are scattered across the light yet supplely textured palate with some forest floor, infusions of fresh herbs and spicy cedar sitting in the background. Expansive power with velvet smooth tannins leading into a long vibrant and moreish aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
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2019 By Farr Tout Pres Pinot NoirGeelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA$130. 00Bottle$1560.00 DozenABV: 13.5%Closure: CorkOther Reviews....
Grown and made by the Farr Family at Bannockburn.
This is a pure pinot and by that I mean pure gold. It trips along in frisky fashion but it also feels ripe and solid; there’s more fruit and less sap this year, though it still presents as complex. Cedarwood oak is present but completely harmonious, spice notes are roasted and dry, undergrowth and earth notes are tucked in nicely. I’d give this at least another 12 months for everything to mesh completely but this is another seriously good release. Drink 2023 - 2031+
94+ Points
Campbell Mattinson - The Wine Front (December 2021)![2019 By Farr RP Cote Vineyard Pinot Noir]()
2019 By Farr RP Cote Vineyard Pinot NoirGeelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA$130. 00Bottle$1560.00 DozenABV: 13.5%Closure: CorkOther Reviews....
This wine announced itself in the most authoritative of ways in the midst of a masked, double-blind line-up. You have to love it when a top-tier wine is just that, a top-tier wine.
This is immensely impressive. Pure and even-handed but powerful, especially through the finish. Seamless in its flavour profile too, in that it’s difficult to pull out individual flavours. Who needs descriptors anyway. It’s a wine of silk and herbs, earth and grain. Orchards and creek beds. And wood; cedarwood. That’s the feel. The quality is ripping. Drink 2023 - 2030+.
96 Points
Campbell Mattinson - The Wine Front (January 2022)
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.