Yarra Yering Pinot Noir 2021 375ml (half-bottle)

Some whole bunches, a gentle hand plunging twice a day and 10 months in barriques (30% new). The top-pointed pinot from the Yarra Valley at the 2022 Australian Pinot Challenge, Sarah Crowe is now making pinots at Yarra Yering that stand alongside the other more celebrated reds in the portfolio. Just so perfumed with its bouquet of red fruits, rose petals and mountain herbs. Great depth and flow on the palate. It's deceptive, too, in that as pretty and alluring as this is now, it's also finely structured and tensile. It will be fascinating to see how this matures and unfolds over the next few years. 97 points, drink by 2032, Philip Rich, Halliday Wine Companion.