Savoury, spicy aromas and flavours with great purity. Bright strawberry fruit and hints of citrus on the nose lead to herbal, forest floor characters. Tight and polished, this Upper Yarra Pinot has beautiful finesse, length and a mouth-filling juiciness.

From the Primavera vineyard at Woori Yallock, planted in 2001 on the same red soil as Wombat Creek. Both destemmed (55%) and whole-bunch components. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.

A very bright crimson purple. So pure and perfumed with briary cherries, ripe redcurrants and freshly cut roses. Poised, juicy and energetic, the wine has so much tang and crunch, you barely notice that this is also structured finishing with long, gently puckering tannins. A wine with immediate appeal, but also one that will reward at least another 7-10 years in the cellar.”
97 points, Phillip Rich

Upper Yarra fruit from this vineyard at Woori Yallock. MV6 and 115 clones, pre-ferment handling; 8 months in French oak barriques (25% new). Soft red fruit, a touch of green herb and a little bit of coffee oak on the bouquet, all nicely in harmony. Quite broad through the palate, and mouth-filling in a way, but holds its shape courtesy of the gently persistent tannins which maintain well through the finish." (James Halliday, 94/100)

VINIFICATION:
Hand picked, all fruit is chilled overnight to 12 degrees Celsius.
Fermented in small oak fermenters and stainless steel open vats.
The fruit was destemmed and sorted to create five individual, clonal, whole berry ferments.
Every block from Primavera made it into the final blend – just a beautiful vintage on that red soil.
All parcels were matured in French oak – 25% new, 75% older – for eight months in 225L barriques Taransaud, Vicard and D&J.
Racked to blend, no fining, no filtration.
Bottled by gravity.