2025 Josef Chromy Pinot Noir, Northern Tasmania

Medium ruby with a light and bright purple rim. Fragrant raspberry, rose petal, and some exotic spice aromatics. The palate sings with that same raspberry red fruit, floral lift, and tension from a bright acidic line. Hints of white pepper and sandalwood sit underneath, adding detail to the layers. Fine-boned tannins come in towards the rear, focusing and drying the finish, which arrives at a very good length indeed. Drink to 2033.

91 points Stuart Knox for The Real Review, August 2026

From the warm and dry 2025 vintage, the fruit for this wine was estate grown and multiple clones harvested over several days as parcels matured. The fruit was placed in open top fermenters for a cold soak with varying degrees of whole bunches and whole berries, with some vats allowed to start fermenting with endemic yeasts, while others were inoculated with cultivated yeasts. The ferments were pumped over regularly, and the pressed wine settled in stainless steel before it was racked to French oak barrels which a quarter were new. Matured for eight months, the final blend is a barrel selection of the stylistically most suitable parcels.

This Pinot Noir leans into fragrance and freshness rather than sheer power and is good company to roasted pork belly and mushroom risotto. While not a long-term cellaring prospect, it would gain nice savoury complexity with additional bottle age.

About this producer

Czech migrant Josef Chromy established his namesake winery in 2007. Today, the much-loved brand and its significant 61-hectare vineyard holdings in Tasmania’s Tamar Valley are jointly owned by the Endeavour Group and Warakirri Asset Management.

Chief winemaker Yael Sandler joined the team in 2016 and is today guiding the winery with viticulturist Kellie Graham as her counterpart in the vineyards.