Fetherston Yarra Pinot Noir 2023

This Yarra Valley Pinot Noir was sourced from the Yarra Glen sub-region (55%), with the remainder from the Gembrook sub-region. The wine is made entirely from the MV6 clone. Fermentation was with native yeasts and 1/3rd whole bunches. Maturation was in French oak, 28% of it new. 460 dozen cases were made. A gleaming crimson hue, this is more complex, more savoury and more intense than its sibling. There are notes of leaf litter, dark cherries, animal skins and root vegetables. Seamless in style, there is good intensity here, through to fine and abundant tannins. A wine of serious length which will provide pleasure over the next eight years, during which it should continue to become more and more complex. There is some seriously enjoyable drinking ahead here.