The Hexham Vineyard is adjacent to the Soumah cellar door with three clones in the ground (MV6, 115, D4V2). From a wet year, the fruit was harvested two weeks later than in previous years and it saw 25% new French oak.
Dark cherries, plums, a cheeky touch of blackberries plus eucalypt and mint steadily build their case. Dried leaves, twigs, pan juices and strawberries settle in. It's the depth and complexity that I find striking and that lures you closer. A lick of warmth slides in late as those spices run deep. A beautiful Pinot Noir.
Drink to five years+
93/100
Region: Yarra Valley
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