De Bortoli Yarra Valley Estate Grown Pinot Noir 2017
De Bortoli follow up a run of exceptional vintages with another smashing Pinot release. This vintage is a delightfully perfumed drop with great weight to the body.
Medium ruby and eye-catching in the glass. The nose is delicately perfumed, red fruit and a touch of spice. Medium weight on the palate with lots of red fruit, cherry, spice and herbs. Gentle tannins make for an elegant finish.
Awards and Accolades
2016 Vintage: 90 Points - James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion "From vineyards in Diamond Creek and Tarrawarra, each hand-picked, fermented and matured in French oak separately until blending (with the aid of 4% shiraz). A pretty, fragrant pinot with a juicy mid-palate and a touch of savoury forest floor on the finish."
From the Winery
A mild season with a gentle aromatics, plumpness, charm and fine tannins. Quite fine and composed, good natural acidity. Fruit was hand harvested and sorted. A combination of 80% whole berry and 20% whole bunch is tipped into open fermenters. 18-22 days of maceration and fermentation with wild yeast. Pressed, settled overnight and then filled to barrel by gravity. Allowed to mature for 8 months at 16°C in 225L French casks.
Don't Pay: $29.00
WBW Rating: 94/100
Closure: Stelvin
Region: Yarra Valley, VIC
Winemaker: Steve Webber
Drink now until: 2024
Alc/Vol: 13.5 %
