2024 Light Dry Red Pinot Shiraz
Medal One
Medal Two
Fragrant with a blue violet lift and summer pudding of mixed berry fruits. The palate has a light touch yet is soft and plush, a faintest smokey grip from the use of stalks bringing some structure and drive to the finish. These varieties complement each other beautifully with the perfume, silk and spice of the Pinot sitting comfortably with the underlying structure of the cool climate Shiraz.
Reviews
96 Points – Halliday Wine Companion 2026
95 Points - Ray Jordan, Winepilot, 2024
94+ Points, Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
Winemaking
Winemaking techniques encourage an exotic floral fragrance with an expansive fruit palate and fine tannin framework. Pinot Noir was fermented with whole berries in 600kg fermenters and hand plunged gently. Shiraz was 100% whole bunch fermented, left untouched for 10 days before destemming to complete ferment as whole berries. The components spent 9 months in used French oak barriques in our underground cellar before blending and bottling.
Technical Data
Varietals: 60% Pinot Noir 40% Shiraz
Region: Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia
Vines: Pinot Noir clone – Pommard (arrived in Australia through California, cuttings taken from Chateau de Pommard in Burgundy).
Shiraz clone – 1654 (abundant plantings in South Australia, it’s large bunches perfect for whole bunch fermentation).
Cellaring: This wine is made to be an early drinking style; perfect for the Australian climate, fragrant and delicious in its youth. It will continue to evolve with suitable cellaring but is ready to enjoy now.
Please drink it and enjoy it!
Alcohol: 13.5%