2019 Pachamama Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley
- 90
- $34
- Drink by: 2021-2024
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Callie Jemmeson and Nina Stocker are the dynamic young winemakers behind the Pachamama label. They work with growers to make wines from across Victoria. For this beauty, the fruit came from the Full Moon vineyard in the Upper Yarra Valley.
Juicy cranberries and early-season strawberries announce themselves immediately as the wine hits the glass. A few minutes later, the aromas develop into sultry rhubarb with fresh cinnamon sticks and star anise.
It’s and floral on the palate, like rosewater splashed on fresh berries. But there’s depth here too – musky and earthy; an early-morning rainforest trail. The complexity is supported by powdery-fine tannins, and bright, balanced acidity.
Drink with duck liver pâté slathered on lightly toasted brioche.
Nicole loves wine. So much so that she gave up a successful career in Pharmacy, perfected her spitting technique, and moved from sunny Queensland to the wine-drenched laneways of Melbourne. Stints in hospitality, wineries, retail, sales and marketing filled the next few years while Nicole built her knowledge and searched for the right path. She completed the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Diploma in 2016 and became a certified WSET Educator the following year. She now juggles a number of roles including teaching people about wine, curating wines lists for restaurants and bars, judging in Australian wine shows and, of course, writing. In 2016 she won the Negociants Working With Wine writing award and has since contributed to Gourmet Traveller WINE, Halliday Wine Companion Magazine and Nourish Magazine.
