2025 Jane Eyre Shoreham Park Pinot Noir

Light weight and fresh, this an elegant, savoury Pinot Noir.

Aged in French oak barrels (10% new) with 20% whole bunch inclusion. Semi translucent red to dark red colour with black toned edges and a vibrant crimson red hue. Fragrant aromatics of violet, red to dark cherry, strawberry and anise blossom out of the glass. Some toasty cedar, dried herb, brambly forest floor like notes and spice ensue. Light weight and fresh, the palate is eloquently decorated with red cherry and winter strawberry fruits which are complimented by some rhubarb, bramble, forest floor and spicy cedar elements. Vibrant acidity and fine grained tannins concluding bright, savoury and elegant.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 12.5%

Other Reviews…….
The same 1990s-planted site and the same winemaking approach: wild ferment with 20% whole bunches, 10% new oak. This is an elegantly framed release from what was a warm year, with an earlier pick yielding finesse and a savoury dimension. It’s open in fragrance, perfumed and lifted with red fruits, but there’s a cooler side, a dusting of spice, a mulchy forest floor and snapped twig element. And there's a linearity, an appealing tension rather than breadth, tannins finely composed, acidity vibrant. This promises to age well. Drink by 2035.
95+ Points
Marcus Ellis - James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion