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Region: Yarra Valley
Grapes: Pinot Noir
First Glance: Red Fruits, Spice, Concentrated and Deep, Bright
Acclaim: 95pts
The Wine:
The Pinot Noir vines were sourced from Western Victoria in 1971. This material was acquired before individual clonal selections were considered, and as such, their older Pinot blocks are a mix of many clones. A visiting French ampelographer (vine expert) once told John Middleton (Founder) that there were in the order of 30+ clones in their original Pinot block. Subsequent plantings of Pinot on this site have been selections from the original block, and the clonal selection has been somewhat refined. There are also some newer blocks of Pinot noir planted (as of 2008) to American rootstocks and are of specific clonal material, namely MV6, 777, 667, 115 and Pommard. In the winery the emphasis is on simplicity.
The Review:
Gary Walsh, The Wine Front - 95pts
"Cherry, ripe strawberry, rhubarb, mocha, almost a liquorice richness here, mint too, baking spices and cedar. It’s a plush and deep expression of Pinot Noir with firm grainy tannin, fresh raspberry acidity, and a hazelnut finish of excellent length, with some blood orange tang to close. Plenty of oomph and impact. It’ll do well in the cellar and develop more perfume and finesse. Excellent."
