Pinot Noir

Great Southern, Western Australia. The 2024 Wide Open Road Pinot Noir is an early release style of Pinot Noir owing as much to Cru Beaujolais as to Mercurey. Lifted cherry, raspberry and floral fruit has bonbon lift a cherry stone mouthfeel. The fresh fruit driven palate has bright raspberry, stalky rhubarb and fruit pip chewiness...

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. Deep and savoury aromas of aniseed, clove and sweet under-vine mulch, with lifted pomegranate and raspberry perfume. An intense and detailed palate driven by dark cherry and blood plum, and fine, silky tannins...

McLaren Vale, South Australia. The Aster has ripe red fruit on the nose – think plums and strawberries along with a light, alluring spice. The Spring Seed Pinot Noir is a middle weight wine with red fruit running through the palate and framed within lovely tannins...

Freycinet Coast, Tasmania.  Aromas of lavender and violets. Full flavoured plums with ripe, sweet fruit and fine tannins. A supple mid-palate married well with oak and delicate acid enhancing a long finish...

WINERY RATING
James Halliday,	Australian Wine Companion 2009

Freycinet Coast, Tasmania.  A lighter style Pinot, similar to a medium-structured Beaujolais. A delightful drink with strawberry and raspberry aromas with subtle oak. Top value...

WINERY RATING
James Halliday,	Australian Wine Companion 2009

Marlborough, New Zealand. Starborough is a family owned and operated boutique Marlborough wine producer, with vineyards in the Wairau and Awatere valleys. In 1865, William Jones came to Marlborough from England looking for a farm and a brighter future. Four generations later the Jones family continue that tradition with Starborough wines...

Granton, Tasmania. Rich structured mouth-feel of fleshy black cherries and raspberries, dark nutty chocolate and spicy oak, punctuated with clean fresh acid and fine silky...

Derwent Valley, Tasmania. ts point of difference from the Estate label is stylistic; this is made to provide immediate, luscious pleasure. Firm and powdery tannins with a great generosity of fruit flavour...

Yarra Valley, Victoria. Vibrant red and dripping in the sweet cherry, plum and spice characters that typify good Yarra Valley Pinot Noir. Chalky textures balance out the red cherry, cranberry, cinnamon and spice, surrounded by a velvety mouth-feel. If cellared for 3-5 years, it will soften and develop even more. Try pairing it with duck or suckling pig...