2024 Upper Yarra Pinot Noir
Xavier Goodridge, Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia
Pinot from the 1985 Lusatia Park vineyard in the Upper Yarra on volcanic soil. Fully destemmed and aged in French barriques with a little new oak, giving perfume and more intensity than the Gippsland bottling.
- Site
- Lusatia Park Vineyard, Woori Yallock
- Region
- Upper Yarra, Yarra Valley, Victoria
- Soil
- Volcanic soils
- Vine age
- Planted 1985
- Harvest
- Hand picked into half-tonne bins and sorted
- Fermentation
- 100% destemmed; 15 to 20 day ferment
- Ageing
- French barriques, 15% new
Tasting Notes
Medium ruby. Fragrant sour cherry, raspberry and red berries, with lifted spice and a hint of rose. The palate is layered and finely detailed, with bright red fruit, a little more flesh and intensity than the Gippsland bottling, and fresh acidity. Fine tannins carry an elegant, persistent finish.
Distributed in Australia by Principal Wine.