2017 Yabby Lake Single Vineyard Pinot Noir, Mornington Peninsula

After 13-15 days fermentation the wine was pressed into tight grain French oak puncheons (500L) for malolactic fermentation and maturation (11 months in oak. 20% new). The wine was bottled in February 2018. No fining, light filtration.

Deep crimson, the bouquet opens with pure red fruits, berry coulis characters and a fragrant floral lift. The palate is finely structured, with the finest of tannins running through and a line of cherry, wild strawberry and a host of tightly packed red berry fruits. Polished and poised, the glossy sheen of subtle French oak is beautifully integrated in the background. Super silky, with incredible length and purity, we expect the best from this wine in 6-8 years, but it will carry for many years after that.

The colour is bright, full red/purple and the fragrance of spicy dark and red cherries is exquisite. It’s refined, taut and tense in the mouth, with great flavour intensity and refined structure. Any stem or oak inputs are seamlessly interwoven. An outstanding pinot.

The Real Review, 06 September 2018

A mix of clones, open-fermented with a small percentage of whole bunches (less than 5%), 15 days on skins, matured for 11 months in French puncheons (20% new). Bright, clear crimson; more immediately accessible than Block 6, and likely to remain so. It's floral and fragrant, with bright red fruits running smoothly like a stream, pebbles (aka tannins) on its bed in no way breaking the flow.

Halliday Wine Companion 2019