Yarra Junction Estate Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2020
“This is wonderfully fruited and complex on the nose showing dark berry, game, dried herb
and toasted spice aromas with a hint of earthy mushrooms. The refined palate delivers juicy flavours
together with fleshy texture and silky tannins, leading to a seductively elegant finish. At its best: 2023
to 2030.” - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, 95 Points
“A bright light ruby. Fecund strawberry, sour cherry, rhubarb and an Asian sachet of cardamom, five-spice
and tamarind. Dill and mescal, too, from a solid whole bunch quotient. Light-weight of feel, belying a
core of expanding sweetness and impressive intensity of flavour. The oak, palpable but well nestled; the
acidity, juicy; the tannins, slinky, lithe and herbal. A fine contemporary expression of Upper Yarra
Pinot, boasting succulence, a svelte air and plenty of crunch.” - Ned Goodwin, 92 Points
“If you are looking for a complex and early drinking style of Yarra Valley Pinot Noir, this wine will hit
the spot with quality winemaking and fruit coming together to create a deliciously drinkable style. It
opens with beautifully perfumed aromas – cranberry, raspberry, cinnamon stick and more ground spice with
some floral rose petal delicacy adding interest. It is one of those pinots that gives so much
aromatically. On the palate it is pure silk – red and dark earthy fruits that are open and fleshy
supported by silky tannins to a long and engaging finish. It could do with a little more concentration but
offers plenty of pinot personality to enjoy over the next three or four years.” - Angus Hughson, The
Wine
Pilot, 93 Points
