Pinot Noir

Great Southern

Pinot Noir

This is a really interesting wine. It's from a single dry-grown vineyard near Albany, close-planted to Dijon clones 115 and 777. Here's a pinot with structure, poise and immense power, held with gentle kid gloves and cajoled through to a very long finish. Cherry and raspberry notes with a slightly earthy note. Slightly grainy and textured, with that necessary acidity...

Great Southern

Pinot Noir

An immediately engaging pinot noir from Denmark. The nose displays a slightly spicy raspberry combination with subtle, layered, earthy mushroom character. The palate is light-bodied and has a velvety smoothness balanced by some fine-grained oak and fine tannins with that necessary precise acidity to help the structure and poise.

Great Southern

Pinot Noir

Highly fragrant, light-bodied pinot noir, but one showing a high degree of complexity, initially on the nose and then into the palate. There's a nice floral touch with dark cherry and spices on the nose, and then the palate works through a combination of plummy cherry characters and spicy berries. There's a slightly earthy, truffly note to it, and that...

Porongurup

Pinot Noir

Such a bright, energetic and beautiful pinot from the Mount Barrow vineyard at the Porongurup. Seductive aromas of strawberry and raspberry. And then a palate that is light to medium-bodied but packed with power and delivered with elegance. Nice fleshy character is held with a firm core of tannin and oak. Retaining its bright energy through to a very long...

Porongurup

Pinot Noir

Takes the village pinot up a notch with deeper layered complexity. The site-specific bright red fruits of strawberry and raspberry are augmented with a slightly more earthy, mushroom character that heightens that aromatic complexity. The palate is so seamlessly integrated, with silky fine tannins and gentle oak harnessing a wine with deceptive power and energy. This is right up there...

Margaret River

Pinot Noir

The first Moss Wood wine I ever tasted was a pinot back in 1981, so I have always had a soft spot for it. This fits snugly into the Moss Wood style, with plenty of generous, bright red fruit character on the nose and then delivered with a burst on the palate. Typically bright, with a lustrous energy evident in...

Great Southern

Pinot Noir

A powerful and expressive pinot noir with great poise, structure and presence. Beautiful cherry and raspberry notes on the nose are complemented by some slightly funky mushroom characters. There is a wonderful sense of balance and structure, with a slightly quartz-like character adding another dimension. The wine sees larger-format oak, with about 35% new oak, giving it further shape and...

Great Southern

Pinot Noir

A beautifully perfumed and seductive pinot noir with tremendous concentration and impressive balance. The nose is quite extraordinary, with raspberry and cherry supported by a slightly savoury, spicy and chalky character. The palate is light to medium-bodied but packed with fruit intensity, while the wine is supremely balanced and intricately integrated. Some whole bunch has given it structure and, as...

Pemberton

Pinot Noir

A vibrant and bouncy fruit-driven pinot from this excellent season. Dominated by red fruits on the nose, with a little cherry and strawberry, but then a subtle mushroomy, funky, earthy character intervenes, creating complexity. The palate is soft and smooth and medium to light-bodied. There's a spicy, vibrant red berry character that really lifts and sustains through to the finish....

Great Southern

Pinot Noir

A bright and youthful pinot noir showing good varietal characters. A little sour cherry and raspberry with some very subtle earthiness underpinning. It's a light-bodied palate, but there's good flavour intensity supported by a tight core of fine-grained tannins and very subtle, gentle oak. It's an excellent entry-level pinot delivering some lovely varietal characters.

Porongurup

Pinot Noir

Gosh, there are some excellent pinots coming out of the Porongurup. It's a small region, but it makes a big statement with this variety, and this is another one. Such a beautifully seductive, perfumed aroma to open. This is classic pinot. The light-bodied palate is absolutely seamless and harmonious, with a fine weave of silky tannins, gentle oak and that...

Pemberton

Pinot Noir

The Pannells always thought that the 2024 vintage, which of course was very hot, was actually pretty damn good in Pemberton, and here is a compelling, overwhelming example that supports that claim. This is a beautifully presented, supple, generous, medium-bodied pinot, displaying all the virtues of the Pemberton region. There's a nice cherry, subtle, earthy, spicy note on the nose,...

Margaret River

Pinot Noir

The colour is as pale as a pompon blonde, with just the faintest copper and onion-skin blush. It’s become one of my favourite rosés, and I think whole-bunch pressing and wild fermentation in seasoned oak have been the key. Sure, it gets just a little skin contact, but that’s the textural influence that sets this apart and shows that even...

Pemberton

Pinot Noir

This is the best of the best from the Pannells and a wonderful testament to the endless pursuit of great pinot in Australia. In fact, great pinot anywhere. It's a wine that combines all the essential elements of pinot. It's elegant, it's refined, yet ultimately it is still powerful and defined. Red fruits and earthy characters on the nose, a...

Pemberton

Pinot Noir

In many ways, the recipe is about the same as for chardonnay, with French oak barriques, 25% new and 10 months' maturation. The key with this wine is it's made from 11 selected clones, nine of which are from Dijon. It's a marvellous example of pinots that the panels are producing these days. Savoury, chalky, faintly mushroom characters on the...

Great Southern

Pinot Noir

These pinots from Singlefile continue to be some of the prettiest and most beautiful examples of the variety. In this case, it comes from a single plot in Mount Barker. Wonderfully exotic, engaging aromas that are floral, with slight raspberry-strawberry combinations and even a little blackberry. The palate is satiny and seamless, displaying intricate integration of fine tannin and oak,...

Great Southern

Pinot Noir

One of the standouts from a warm vintage, thanks to Denmark’s slightly cooler conditions. Off the home block just outside Denmark, this pinot opens with an intense nose of sour cherry, spice and a touch of truffle. The palate is seamless and silky, beautifully textured with sinewy tannins threading through. Oak is deftly handled, adding balance without intrusion. A wine...

Great Southern

Pinot Noir

This comes from a small vineyard that was close-planted with Dijon clones 115 and 777. It’s a recent addition to the Forest Hill portfolio, and a most exciting one at that. The aromas are quite savoury and earthy, with mushroomy notes and a little truffle-oil complexity. The palate is so seamless, soft and supple, with good fleshiness, yet there’s a...

Manjimup

Pinot Noir

A thoroughly beautiful expression of Manjimup pinot noir. Bright red fruits on the nose of dominant strawberry but then infused with a complex mushroomy, earthy character that brings another dimension. The palate has real structure and a solid core and yet wrapped around it is the flesh of generous pinot characters. Finely crafted with excellent tannin and oak, harnessing some...

Manjimup

Pinot Noir

Highly fragrant, perfumed pinot bursting with dominant red fruits, raspberry and strawberry. And then a palate that is quite fruit-driven but with good structure. Cherry and light chocolate notes and a little mushroomy character add complexity to a well-crafted palate. Has a fine minerality as it sustains a long finish.

Porongurup

Pinot Noir

A fitting tribute to founders Angelo and Wendy Diletti. It’s a combination of the best batches of fruit which Rob Diletti believes best express what this quite special site is all about. Immediately, a characterful aroma is complexing and intriguing. Notes of dark fruits, mushroom and savouriness, and then a palate that is both plush and structured, with an essential...

Porongurup

Pinot Noir

This wine takes things up a notch. Typically handpicked and then whole-bunch fermented, it’s a wine of both aromatics and structure and remarkable poise. The nose is immediately more complex, with less of the primary fruit aromatics and more interest from the savoury, slightly earthy notes that emerge. There’s tremendous structure and definition here, but all delivered with impeccable balance,...

Porongurup

Pinot Noir

Here’s the deal. If you think pinot is not your thing, you’ve really got to get into these wonderful wines from Castle Rock. This sort of entry-level expression is just superb. Fairly typical floral notes of strawberry and slightly savoury, spicy notes on the nose. The medium- to light-bodied palate conceals deep intensity and structural power as a core of...

Great Southern

Pinot Noir

The colour is a palish crimson garnet. The nose is exotically perfumed, with a violet, dark cherry combination and a little raspberry red fruitiness. The palate, though of light body, has excellent structure, with a core of fine, ever so slightly firm tannins and some neatly infused oak, handling the intensity of the fruit admirably. There's a slightly dry savouriness...

Great Southern

Pinot Noir

A little bottle age has really brought this wine into its own. An engaging combination of glazed cherry and raspberry on the nose. Some spices and a little lanolin like character. Palate is quite soft and supple, but there is good support from some chalky tannins and well integrated oak. Smooth, seamless, and long finish.

Great Southern

Pinot Noir

Bright, fruit driven pinot from the Great Southern of medium body. But there is depth here and layered complexity, with those bright cherry and red berry notes augmented with a subtle toasty mushroom like character. Palate loaded with cherry flavours, a liberal splashing of spices, and some nice integrated oak. Produces a wine of polish and poise.

Great Southern

Pinot Noir

An excellent pinot sourced from the famous Wignalls Vineyard, right on the edge of Albany, from vines that are now more than 40 years old. There are beautiful red fruits on the nose, with some cherry and raspberry notes, a little spice, and just a little cranberry character. The palate is deeply intense but deftly controlled, with a firmish core...

Mount Barker

Pinot Noir

This is the only wine in the collection not sourced from Wyjup, instead coming from the Rocky Horror vineyard. It was hand-picked, with some carbonic influence, and matured for 10 months in a combination of new and older oak. Distinctive sour cherry aromas introduce a more masculine, structured style with firm tannins and persistent acidity supporting the fruit. It is...

Mount Barker

Pinot Noir

The fruit is sourced entirely from the Rocky Horror vineyard using only clone 777. The nose is still quite closed, although attractive cherry and raspberry notes are already emerging. Hand-picked and matured in 20% new French barriques. The colour is bright and lustrous, while perfumed aromatics lead into a palate that is more structured than the Angevin. It has body...

Mount Barker

Pinot Noir

The fruit comes from the Rocky Horror vineyard and is a mix of clones, with the aim of emphasising fruit quality through minimal oak and winemaking influence. Aromas of spicy raspberry and cherry open the wine. The palate is bright and juicy with lovely ripe red berry flavours and subtle savoury spice. It has beautiful sweet fruit characters and remains...

Pemberton

Pinot Noir

Sourced from Pemberton vineyards in an outstanding vintage. There's so much to like about this wine, from the ripe cherry and strawberry aromas through to the palate, where the warm flesh of pinot is wrapped around a firm core of fine, chalky tannins and neatly judged oak. A spicy, savoury note carries through the finish, while the brightness and energy...

Mount Barker

Pinot Noir

The 2025 vintage produced many beautifully fragrant and elegant wines, and this is an excellent example. Violet, cherry and strawberry aromas immediately identify the variety, while a faint mushroom complexity adds interest. The palate has lovely pinot fleshiness, balanced by vibrant acidity and well-integrated oak. It finishes dry, savoury and beautifully composed.

Margaret River

Pinot Noir

This is Peterkin’s first crack at making pinot noir, following the inspiration of working a vintage in Burgundy. I have to say, it’s a mighty good first-up effort. Mind you, his father, Mike, has been dabbling in pinot for many years with vines that are now 45 years old. It follows a reasonably typical approach, with some whole bunch fermentation...

Margaret River

Pinot Noir

Quite simply one of the finest rosés produced in WA from this vintage. It’s an incredibly complex wine that reflects clever and astute winemaking. It’s a blend of 90% pinot noir with the remainder chardonnay, made using a combination of yeasts, some barrel fermentation, and fermentation in clay and oak. It’s a wine loaded with character and poise, displaying beautiful...

Margaret River

Pinot Noir

This slightly longer, cooler season in Margaret River turned out to be ideal for producing pinot noir, a variety not generally associated with this region, yet this one is quite superb. The aromas reveal slightly funky cherry, a little truffly mushroom character and brighter red fruits. The palate is light-bodied, but that beautiful combination of slightly sour cherry and a...

Margaret River

Pinot Noir

Pale onion-blush colour, suggesting immediately a modern style of Australian rosé. The pinot was whole-bunch pressed, with only the lightest-coloured juice kept to produce a highly fragrant and aromatic, dry, savory style of rosé. It's fine, with nice texture held by a fine acidity that extends through to a sustained finish. A nice current-drinking rosé.

Pemberton

Pinot Noir

This is a super exciting pinot from Pemberton, and when you can get a pinot of this quality at this price, you really do have to thank your lucky stars. This is high-class sophistication. Dark cherry, slightly truffly notes on the nose with a spicy subtlety. The palate has tremendous intensity but delivers with medium weight and such delicate poise....

Great Southern

Pinot Noir

Sourced from Albany, this is a most impressive pinot noir. It seems to capture the season and the region. It’s light-bodied but with tremendous intensity. Floral, slightly raspberry and strawberry notes lead into a palate which is still quite tightly wound with a fine steely core, while supple fruit wraps around it. It’s a wine that will really start hitting...

Porongurup

Pinot Noir

This is another wine sourced from the Shepherd’s Hut vineyard. The colour is bright crimson and light red. This is quite a pretty wine of some elegance with the 40% whole bunch adding that structural mouth feel. The oak was a mix of puncheons and hogsheads for the oak treatment. Has a slightly rose petal and Turkish Delight character. Again,...

Great Southern

Pinot Noir

Another super impressive pinot noir under the Family Reserve label from Singlefile. This is a combination of classic Burgundian clones 777 and D5V12, which were planted relatively recently. The season allowed excellent flavour development, and this wine captures that perfectly with deep and lingering intensity, while retaining classic pinot elegance and restraint. The aromas show a combination of red fruits,...