2019 Helen's Hill Range View Reserve Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley

From 12yo Pommard clone D4V5 cropped at 2kg per vine; Selectiv' harvested, lightly crushed, largely destemmed (some whole berries). Matured in French barriques (30% new, balance 1-2yo) for 14 months. A whirl of power and complexity takes hold the moment the wine is first tasted, seated on a fortress of texture, the flavours savoury, giving the illusion of whole bunch, the tannins in line with the overall power of the wine.

95 points James Halliday winecompanion.com.au

Each wine is hand crafted and under goes an arduous selection process before it makes it into a Helen’s Hill bottle. As we know, great wine is made in the vineyard and as such only small select parcels of fruit from certain rows of our single vineyard site are hand picked at harvest. Each wine is fermented in select French oak barrels under the watchful eye of winemaker Scott McCarthy. Prior to bottling each barrel is tasted and ranked with only the best barrels being selected for the Helen’s Hill range of wines.