Innocent Bystander Pinot Noir 2016
(Yarra Valley, Australia) - [WS 90, #54 Top 100 of 2017]
Regular price $25.00 Sale price $16.99 Save $8.01
Notes from the Winemaker:
Yarra Valley Pinot Noir is such a cool cat. Its our bread and butter, our heart and soul. Its our hero wine out here, and we freaking love it. Subtle, perfumed. Just 100% totally drinkable and awesome.
Smells of: Cranberry, boysenberry, cherry and earthy dried spices
Tastes like: Velvety dark fruits, with soft savoury tannins
Wine making:
Above average winter rainfall replenished soils for the growing season, producing truly amazing, highly perfumed fruit.
100% hand-picked Yarra Valley fruit
Harvested Feb-March 2016
40% whole bunch fermented
Indigenous fermentation
Matured for 4 months in French oak
Drink now or cellar for up to 5 years but why wait?
Ratings & Reviews
90 Points #54 Top 100 of 2017 - Wine Spectator Magazine:
"Plush and elegant, with raspberry, cherry and fresh sage notes that are harmonious, juicy and intense on the finish. Drink now through 2027. 1,900 cases imported." MW (Jul 31, 2017)
Yarra Valley Pinot Noir is such a cool cat. Its our bread and butter, our heart and soul. Its our hero wine out here, and we freaking love it. Subtle, perfumed. Just 100% totally drinkable and awesome.
Smells of: Cranberry, boysenberry, cherry and earthy dried spices
Tastes like: Velvety dark fruits, with soft savoury tannins
Wine making:
Above average winter rainfall replenished soils for the growing season, producing truly amazing, highly perfumed fruit.
100% hand-picked Yarra Valley fruit
Harvested Feb-March 2016
40% whole bunch fermented
Indigenous fermentation
Matured for 4 months in French oak
Drink now or cellar for up to 5 years but why wait?
Ratings & Reviews
90 Points #54 Top 100 of 2017 - Wine Spectator Magazine:
"Plush and elegant, with raspberry, cherry and fresh sage notes that are harmonious, juicy and intense on the finish. Drink now through 2027. 1,900 cases imported." MW (Jul 31, 2017)