2017 Wombat Creek Vineyard Yarra Valley Pinot Noir

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$479.94 6 x 750ml bottle

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SKU: HP17VI-YWPTNOIR6

WINE STYLE

Elegant & Refined
FOOD PAIRING

Mushroom Risotto, Beef Sukiyaki, Dusk Dishes
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HIGHLIGHTS

James Halliday Wine Companion 2020

WHY WE LOVE THIS WINE

TROPHY WINE

A FLAWLESS SEASON

The season unfolded almost flawlessly so that minimal intervention was required in the vineyard and winery and this wine is a faithful reflection of the vintage, the site and the grape.

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A NOTE FROM THE WINEMAKERS

“This Pinot Noir wine from this premium high-elevation vineyard shows beautiful purity of fruit with velvety tannin and great depth of flavour from established vines.”

SERVING TEMPERATURE | 16 - 18°

CELLAR POTENTIAL | Up to 10 - 15 years

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TASTING NOTES

Planted on dramatic slopes at high elevation in the Upper Yarra Valley, Wombat Creek Vineyard has cool, extended seasons and high sunshine hours – perfect for Pinot Noir wines with a beguiling mix of power and purity.

SEASON

Vintage 2017…dreams are made of this. Not too hot, not too cold, neither too windy nor too humid, too wet or dry. Just enough, and not too much, of everything so that the true personality of the site can take centre stage. The moderate season allowed the vines to ripen slowly, building great depth of flavour while retaining fine balance in sugar and acid. Harvest began in mid-March, a little later than the long-term average and a full month behind the record-early vintage of 2016.

WINEMAKING

This is a single clone wine of MV6 Pinot Noir. The fruit was handpicked in mid-March and chilled overnight before processing. The bunches were destemmed and the fruit was cold soaked for five days before.

THE VINEYARD

Wombat Creek Vineyard

Wombat Creek is the most elevated vineyard in the Yarra Valley (at 550m), making it uniquely situated for growing premium cool climate Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

The vineyard is made up of 6-hectares of Chardonnay and 10-hectares of Pinot Noir and soils of free-draining volcanic loams.

The surrounding fern gullies and forest are home to lyrebirds, koalas, kangaroos and, of course wombats.

THE TIER

Single Vineyard

SPECIAL OCCASIONS • GIFTING

These rare single vineyard wines are only released in the finest vintages as the best of the best from our carefully managed vineyards.

The labels each feature a collection of objects from the vineyard the wine was grown.

THE STORY BEHIND THE LABEL

The Artwork

Lyrebird Feather, Mountain Ash, Red Earth

The most elevated vineyard in the region, Wombat Creek grows fine Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The surrounding fern gullies and forest are home to lyrebirds, koalas, kangaroos and, of course wombats.

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