Hesket Estate Macedon Ranges Pinot Noir 2024
- 94
- $80
- Drink by: 2026-2034
Share
There is an immediate inviting quality to this young Pinot; a striking rosehip, cherry-infused fragrance makes for a most enticing introduction. Super fresh and bright, berry and floral aromas combine with mellow, woody spices, dried herbs, earth and leaves. The energy continues on the palate. Red cherries roll through, wild strawberries and blueberries, too, with a leafy and herbal side that brings added depth, but it is the lifted floral aromatics with hints of orange rind that stay with you and truly resonate long. The flavours are fleshy, flowing effortlessly across savoury tannins. Terrific balance throughout. It will be hard to resist from opening this Pinot right now!
Jeni Port is one of Australia’s top wine communicators. Based in Melbourne, Jeni created the first wine column in the (then) Sun News-Pictorial before moving over to The Age and becoming that paper’s longest-serving wine writer. Over the years she has written for most Australian wine magazines and these days calls WinePilot home. She is also a Tasting Panel member on the Halliday Wine Companion. She was named Wine Communicator of the Year and Legend of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2014 and in 2018 Legend of the Vine. She is a founding board member of Australian Women In Wine and is the co-deputy chair of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards.
