Xavier Pinot Noir Upper Yarra 2024

From the Lusatia Park Vineyard in the Upper Yarra, which was planted in 1985, this site is well known for providing fruit to several of the region’s best Pinot producers. The grapes were fully destemmed before fermentation, with subsequent pressing to French barriques, 15% new. A vibrant crimson hue, the nose exhibits notes of spices, dried herbs, red cherries, florals, leaf litter and truffles. Mouthwatering acidity, this is more elegant than many of its contemporaries, though there is plenty of underlying power. Seamless with impressive length, excellent balance and an intensity that never wavers, this is a most attractive Pinot with so much to like. It will provide terrific drinking over the next six to ten years and should lift even further over that time.