Sitting this Lyons Will Farrawell Pinot Noir alongside its Single Vineyard sibling The Greys is an thrilling exercise. Add the Estate blend into the mix and you have quite a trio to feast on.
Perched 510 metres above, the Farrawell site is planted to D5V12, MV6,115 (70/20/10). Harvested in two lots a week apart, the fruit is wild yeast fermented with 35% going through carbonic maceration and it sees 20% new French oak. Only 75 cases were produced.
Strawberries, dark cherries, grape bubblegum (in flavour but not sweetness) stride out and have me fixated from the outset. Twigs, puffs of black earth, mushroom compost and sauteed mushrooms plus a lick of meatiness keep the layers of interest flowing. Superfine tannins are silky and delicate, and the moreish appeal is elite. It's a wine that provokes much contemplative thought and curiosity in equal doses. Brilliant. Just brilliant.
96/100
Region: Macedon Ranges
