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Yarra Burn

Giant Steps

Applejack Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016

Bob McDonald
9.2

See previous notes 20 weeks ago and 79 weeks ago. My last bottle of the 2016 GS Applejack Pinot Noir. The pale colour belies the strength of the palate. Quite delicious in fact. . Applejack Vineyard probably my favourite of the Giant Steps Cuvées. Red fruited - succulent savoury red cherry. — 21 days ago

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Aravind A

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@Bob McDonald thanks for the rec: had a lovely tasting there! We tasted through all the 22 PNs. For another data point: my wife and I both preferred the Wombat to the Applejack. Our favorite PN of the tasting was the Tasmanian Fatal Shore!
Bob McDonald

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@Aravind A I can’t disagree with your preference for The Fatal Shore. Under the new ownership of the Jackson Family the style may change a little from the fabulous winemaking of Steve Flamsteed. My recollection of the Wombat Creek was perhaps the use of more whole bunch in the ferment. They are all very good.
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Nocton Vineyard is also great.

Luke Lambert

Yarra Valley Syrah 2021

Johnno Harris
9.6

Gorgeous. So elegant and powerful. Needed a decant to blow off some reduction but that was ok. Stunning! Beautiful wine. — 4 months ago

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Burn Cottage

Moonlight Race Central Otago Pinot Noir 2021

Austin Hohnke
9.1

Guessed Walla Walla Grenache blind. Beautiful Pinot with lots of purity. Fruit forward. Multiple blind tasters mentioned the “Italian nose” but palate was all new world. Biodynamic. — 5 months ago

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Yarra Yering

Dry Red N°1 Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2014

Stu
9.2

Delicious balance, curry night with Audrey’s — 22 days ago

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Mount Mary

Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2015

Mark Rosse
9.4

Decanted 30 minutes. The warmer it got the lovelier it got! Great balance and quite long. Hint of oak and some baked apple. — 2 months ago

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Tarra Warra

Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2021

Bob McDonald
9.1

Making notes from memory 2 days later. A departure from trying local Gippsland wines back to the ever reliable Yarra Valley for Pinot Noir and Tarrawarra. Red fruited and sappy. Owned by another Melbourne billionaire, and philanthropist, Marc Besen (like the recently visited Point Leo owned by fellow billionaire and brother in law in John Gandel). . Worth a visit if you’re in the Yarra not only for the wines but the fabulous Australian Art Collection. I had lunch here around 5 or 6 years ago and viewed the art and enjoyed their Pinot and Chardonnay. Footnote: Marc Besen passed away 2 months ago aged 99. — 4 months ago

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Jan de Weerd

Jan de Weerd

Breathtaking views and colorful, wonderful scented garden area overloading all senses.
Bob McDonald

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@Jan de Weerd Agreed Jan. Beautiful scenery as is Point Leo in Mornington.

Burn Cottage

Central Otago Pinot Noir 2011

Robert Ahlstrom
9.1

Cherries and red fruit, nicely crafted, exciting NZ PN — 21 days ago

Coldstream Hills

Yarra Valley Pinot Noir

Seiichi Kurumizawa
8.9

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Yering Station

Yarra Valley Heathcote Shiraz Viognier Blend 2019

Steve Goore
8.9

Took some time to open up but became delicious. Lots of fruit but not sweet. The splash of viognier softened the Syrah a bit. — 2 months ago

Mac Forbes

Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2012

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET
9.0

Pale lemon color. Medium intensity nose grassy, gunpowder, grapefruit, fennel, gooseberry, slightly creamy. A little reduced (screwcap) lacking complexity — 5 months ago