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Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2024

Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2024

Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2024

Overview

Overview

Coldstream Hills was established in 1985 by James and Suzanne Halliday and has since grown to become one of Australia's leading and most awarded small wineries. Situated in the picturesque Yarra Valley east of Melbourne, the steep close-planted vineyards of Coldstream Hills have become a signature of the region. So too have its wines, which reflect regional character, consistency, and style.

Sourced from low yielding vineyards in the Upper and Lower Valley, all fruit is selectively picked prior to its delivery into the winery. The Lower Yarra provides dark cherry notes and structure, the Upper Yarra complements with elegance, spice, and perfume. The wine is made using a variety of handling and fermentation techniques, including the use of whole bunches. Each batch is then matured in seasoned and new oak for up to nine months, prior to blending and bottling.

Varietal Pinot Noir
Vintage 2024
Country Australia
Region Yarra Valley
Volume 750 mL
Closure Screw Cap
Alc/Vol 13%
Peak Drinking Now - 2030
Winemaker Andrew Fleming

Food Pairing

Food Pairing

Chicken
Fish
Pork
Duck
Cheese
Cured Meat
Pasta
Salad
Veg

Taste Description

Taste Description

Nose

Perfumed and ethereal with vibrant dark cherry, rose petal and wild strawberry characters enhanced by whole bunch sandalwood spice, subtle French oak and earthy mineral graphite.

Flavours and Palate

Pure, vibrant and textural with attractive dark cherry and raspberry characters supported by graphite mineral, seamless French oak and whole bunch spice. Length, complexity and a fine silky tannin finish lay claim to another excellent vintage.

Viticulture Vintage & Winemaking

Viticulture Vintage & Winemaking

Yarra Valley, Victoria

Cooler than Bordeaux yet warmer than Burgundy, picturesque Yarra Valley is one of Australia's foremost cool-climate wine regions. An easy one-hour’s drive from Melbourne, the area is home to more than 80 cellar doors. In addition to the huge range of wineries, the area boasts superb contemporary restaurants, authentic rustic farms - and luxury overnight accommodation if the sightseeing gets too much! The fertile Yarra Valley soils produce famously elegant and textured Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

VINTAGE CONDITIONS

A relatively warm start to the growing season with high rainfall, but generally fine conditions during flowering. An unseasonally wet January ensued easing to fine, warm and dry conditions resulting in an early and relatively compressed harvest period. Acid retention was high particularly across the white varieties.