Warramunda Estate Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2021
- 93
- $55
- Drink by: 2022-2026
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The question is whether to drink now or not. Not. I am strongly of the opinion that this finely nuanced and perfumed youngster would best be enjoyed in its youth. That way the drinker makes the most of all of that liveliness and bright fruits – they are quite irresistible. Cranberry, wild strawberry, red cherry, a touch of earthy rhubarb and herbs; there’s a lot to take in on just one mouthful. Super fresh on the palate, this Pinot is both plush in fruit, discreet in oak and fine in tannin. I don’t see the point in extended ageing when everything is so well-balanced now, but I am sure there will be those who differ in opinion.
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.
