Yering Station Reserve Pinot Noir 2023
- 96
- $130
- Drink by: 2025-2037
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Matured in 16% new oak and the balance up to 5 years of age for 10 months. You’d scarcely guess that it’s the workhorse clones of MV6 and Abel at play here, given the dignity and sophistication the 2023 Reserve unfurls on the nose. They may be the backbone, but they’ve been kissed with all the refinement and poise that define Yering Station. Pomegranate seeds, rhubarb and morello cherries. A black fig heart wrapped with soft licorice and cardamom pod. Be witness to the might of sandy tannins, rooibos tea astringency and some mace and white pepper spice. This is just finding its feet and promises to be brilliant in both perfume and alluring crunchy red fruits. Drink now and you’ll enjoy it no doubt, lie it down in your cellar and try at 5, 8 and 12 years and you’ll be on a journey of discovery and awe. A befitting match for pigeon or liver pates.
Shanteh cut her teeth at Sydney’s Award-Winning Quay restaurant where she worked for over a decade and was Head Sommelier from 2018 till 2022. She has been nominated for the Good Food Guide Sommelier of the Year award on three occasions and claims that her experience as a Len Evans scholar as one of the highlights of her career. Shanteh hosts her own weekly podcast ‘Over A Glass’ with the Deep in the Weeds Network and spends her time writing for various publications and judging at numerous wine shows across the country.
