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A beautifully perfumed example of the classic medium-bodied Yarra Valley style from an exciting new entrant to the local scene, made by the highly experienced Paul Bridgeman. Medium garnet. Open and expressive aromas of mulled strawberry, forest floor and clove. Plush and polished palate, delivering a riot of red berry perfume, and velvet umami throughout, enhanced by damp earth, mushroom and stalk and charry barrel harmony.

2023 was a cool vintage that produced exceptional wines across all varieties. Despite the delayed harvest caused by the cooler growing season, we were fortunate to have a mild summer with just a few hot days that allowed our fruit to mature gradually. Consequently, our wines boast complex and elegant flavours, fine tannins, and beautiful natural acidity.

Mac has a long history in Yarra Valley, starting out at Mount Mary before honing his skills in Burgundy and then returning back to the Yarra to start his own project. The Mac Forbes villages range is a reflection of the incredible diversity of one of Australia’s premier wine regions, the Yarra Valley. Each one shows the terroir of the site, while being made with restraint and traditional winemaking techniques.

Crafted from three premium Yarra Valley sites, combining both MV6 and D2V4 (pommard) Pinot Noir clones. The first parcel was hand-picked on the 20th of February, with the final parcel coming in on the 1st of April. All batches were fermented wild utilising different ratios of whole-bunches, the final blend equating to 25%. Matured in French oak puncheons (30% new), where it saw 10 months élevage prior to bottling.

Toolangi Pinot Noir is hand picked fruit from low yielding vineyards in Coldstream in the Yarra Valley. A wonderfully seductive Pinot from one of the most exciting cool climate producers in Australia.

Pinot Noir - A medium bodied wine, the boquet has a soft strawberry and cherry characters that linger to a toasty oak finish.

The complexity in this Pinot Noir is evident in layers of spicy plummy fruits which are complemented by fine tannins. Enjoy now or over the medium term.

The Yarra Valley's Soumah is home to the highly regarded Soumah estate, which concentrates on producing wines in the style of northern Italy and Eastern France, like this savoury, serious Pinot Noir. "The mood music turns slightly more serious with the first sniff of this Victorian pinot, some smoky notes and discernible oak complementing the raspberry and cherry notes that you’d expect. On the tongue there’s a zip of redcurrant in the berry mix, adding to a mouth-filling weight that would love to join you on a picnic. " The John Lehmann Column, The Australian

Look forward to strawberries, spices, herbs, bay leaves, and cassis on the nose – with a lovely vibrant intensity of red fruits on the palate. "Callie Jemmeson believes that winemaking doesn’t have to have barriers: what it does need is quality, focus and a destination. With a strong emphasis on vineyard selection and a gentle approach to their small-batch winemaking," Halliday.