Coldstream Hills The Esplanade Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021

Coldstream Hills The Esplanade Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021Coldstream Hills prides itself on having access to many of the best vineyards in the Yarra Valley. Back in the late 1980s, James Halliday introduced single vineyard wines to Coldstream Hills demonstrating their unique styles. The tradition has continued with the release of The Esplanade and Deer Farm Single Vineyard range. "This is such a difference from the Deer Farm pinot of the Upper Yarra. It's a dark and powerful expression of this variety with

Along with his brother Tony

Densely concentrated and ample with generous deep-set blackberry dark chocolate dark cherry sweet fruit notes

all the while producing high quality Muscat and Muscadelle wines

it possesses stunning purity

A magnificent full nose leads to a lively dance of red plums over blue and black fruits

a position he held for over three decades

Dosed with seven grams per liter

This wine was fermented in barrel – a mix of used and new Burgundian barriques and puncheons – and matured in the same barrels for 12 months

A candidate for Australia's best Sangiovese

Best Australian White Wine - 2005 London International Wine Challenge

It makes its best wine in fairly hard conditions which limit its growth and yield potential

The 2015 Bannockburn Pinot Noir comprises 25% whole bunch and spent 13 months in French oak barrels from artisan Burgundian coopers