Giant Steps Sexton Pinot Noir
This superb Pinot Noir shows what heights can be reached when modestly priced wines are produced in outstanding vintages. Expect a red and dark cherry fragrance with a hint of spice. It's light bodied with earthy flavours of red berries delivered with finesses one of the finest producers of the 'Fronsac' appellation. Predominantly Merlot, there's supreme depth of dark fruit, together with the 'polished' structure so synonymous with the 2012 vintage.
Coldstream Hills The Hills Pinot Noir
Founded by James Halliday, Yarra Valley's Coldstream Hills winery has a reputation for producing quality wine. If you are new to Pinot Noir or a veteran of this style, you will love this new wine. An excellent drop from a famous Aussie winemaker at Coldstream Hills, custodians of Yarra Valley Pinot Noir. Fantastic texture, elegance and length.
Soumah Hexham Pinot Noir
Savoury, woody spice adds greater interest to become quite intense in its cherry skin and stone flavours, with intriguing white mushroom and pepper notes in the finish.
Yarra Yering Agincourt Cabernet Malbec
Medhurst Estate Vineyard Rosé
This dazzling Rosé from Medhurst is a stylish blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes with 40% Shiraz grapes. The resulting wine features a pale copper hue with a bright salmon haze. Fresh aromas of raspberry, strawberry and citrus fuse with light suggestions of fennel and white jasmine blossom to flaunt an attractive bouquet. These magnificent characters make way for a refined and savoury palate to provide a supple and creamy texture. The finale is delicate and refreshing, marked by chalky and phenolic nuances. This fantastic Medhurst Estate Vineyard Rosé tastes excellent on its own, or can be enjoyed with grilled sausages, prosciutto or fried fish.
Oakridge 864 Close Planted Block Syrah
Vibrant purple red. Lifted fragrant and fresh black and redcurrant fruit followed by jasmine like florals, ground spices, summer pudding and pannacotta. A secondary look with air shows whole bunch notes of spice and sauvage adding complexity. The palate is juicy soft and round, laced with black fruit, raspberries, white pepper and spices. Very much medium bodied, this has beautiful line of acidity that adds length and balance to the velvety, gentle core of sweet fruit. A pure, fresh, fragrant wine.
Yering Station 'Estate' Pinot Noir
Bright, red cherry. Savoury spices and mixed dired herbs. Elegant and Pretty with a mixture of dark cherry fruit and savoury spices. Lovely red berry fruit over-layered with dried herbs and subtle vanillan oak. Rich and mouthfilling, the middle palate extends to a long elegant finish.
Mount Mary Quintet
Australia's premier cool climate Cabernet. It was John Middleton's dream to create such a wine and purchased the Mount Mary property in the Yarra Valley in 1971 to persue this dream. Quintet is his dream realised and is a blend of the classic Bordeaux varieties of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec.
Yering Station Little Yering Pinot Noir
From Victoria's first vineyard comes Little Yering, a bright, youthful and delicious Pinot Noir from Victoria's home for the variety, the Yarra Valley. Sourced from vineyards in the upper Yarra and the valley floor itself to provide a perfect balance between lifted aromas and notes of savouriness along with lush, rich and mouth-filling juice from the flats.
Riorret Lusatia Park Pinot Noir
In the glass: Vibrant mid-red. On the nose: Sweet cherry and raspberry fruit with notes of stalk and spice - so beautifully perfumed. On the palate: Vibrant and fresh, supple and juicy with ripe cherry and plum varietals, subtle stalky complexity, warm earthy notes, nicely integrted vanillin oak and savoury persistence. A complete wine - powerful yet refined, complex and layered with full Pinot Noir charm on show.