2022 Carrodus Pinot Noir
Medal One
Medal Two
Cherries and pomegranate, highly aromatic red fruits with a confectionary sweetness. The ripe cherry fruits deliver an elegant and silky fruit profile. The palate is seamless and expansive. Maturation in the French oak brings a fine-grained tannin structure to the finish supporting the fruit weight. It is both elaborate and dainty.
Reviews
98 Points – 2025 Halliday Wine Companion
95 Points - Huon Hooke, The Real Review
95 Points – Ryan Montgomery, JamesSuckling.com
Winemaking
Hand harvested and destemmed without crushing to retain as many whole berries as possible into the Yarra Yering 600kg small fermenters. Hand plunged twice daily for gentle extraction before being gently pressed. Gravity filled to small French oak barrels, maturation in 30% new oak for 10 months.
Technical Data
Varietals: Pinot Noir
Region: Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia.
Vines: A small bottling of the original 1969 planted Pinot Noir vines, a mixed planting of four clones including MV4, MV5, MV6 and a D clone (originally a sparkling clone).
Cellaring: Pinot is an attractive young wine and this example will also evolve for a further 10 years under suitable cellaring conditions.
Alcohol: 13%