2025 Heirloom Vineyards Pinot Noir, Adelaide Hills

A pinot of good verity to the variety, all the red berries, pepper and clove spices, white mushroom savoury elements, a dash of green herbs. On the leaner, greener end of the spectrum for grippy tannins. A firm expression with freshness on its side. A bit strict, but has some chuggability. Drink to 2029.

88 points Mike Bennie for Halliday Wine Companion, April 2026

Bring this wine out after a short twenty-minute chill in the fridge and want something fresh, savoury, and appetite-inducing. For meals, think of it as a dash of good vinegar, something that will make the flavours on the plate pop. Would work well with pan-seared duck breasts served with braised red cabbage and a sour cherry and thyme reduction.

More about this wine

This 2025 Pinot Noir comes to us from a Kersbrook vineyard and a warm, dry and early season.

The handpicked grapes were fermented with indigenous yeasts in open top fermenters with a 50% whole bunch inclusion. The wine basket pressed and matured for seven months in second and third use French oak barriques.

This wine is vegan friendly.

About Heirloom Vineyards

Heirloom Vineyards is a venture of winemaker Elena Brooks and her husband, Zar. Established in 2000, their goal is to preserve the best of tradition, the unique old vineyards of South Australia, and to champion the best clones of each variety, embracing organic and biodynamic farming. Fruit is sourced from growers across the state, from Coonawarra up to Barossa’s Eden Valley.