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2021 Gembrook Pinot Noir
| Grapes | Pinot Noir |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | Australia, Victoria |
| District | Yarra Valley |
| ABV | 12.6% |
15% whole bunches. Ambient-yeast fermentation and racked to barrel for eight months in old oak. Vibrant crimson. Rhubarb, rose hips. Cool and fresh. Pure, with a floral/herbal note through the very fresh finish. Just a whisper of light-touch tannins. Mouth-watering purity and all the more enjoyable for it. Drinking range: 2024 - 2028 Rating: 16.5 Oliver Coleman, www.JancisRobinson.com (Nov 2024)
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DELIVERY SERVICE
We offer free nationwide delivery on all orders over £150 (excluding Highlands & Islands). Express Delivery options also available.Pale ruby. Lively and fresh even if without intense character. Almost spritzig! Some rhubarb flavour. 12.5% Drinking range: 2023 - 2027 Rating: 16 Jancis Robinson OBE MW - www.JancisRobinson.com (Oct 2023)
Forest floor, dark florals and bramble fruit. Wonderfully balanced light/mid-weight wine with bright acidity. Wild & very moreish. Neither fined nor filtered.Winemaker's notes (Sept 2023)
Jayden Ong
Jayden Ong started making wine at his 'One Block' winery in 2010. There is another label for others which are not strictly 'one block' - 'La Maison de Ong'.
In 2015 Jayden and his wife Morgan bought a plot of land and started the Jayden Ong label for wines from their home-grown fruit. As he puts it, "Jayden Ong wines are the wines we grow (100% control on all farming, dry grown, high altitude, organic at a minimum), make & bottle and come from Chestnut Hill (300m asl) and our home vineyard Forest Garden (700m asl)". This is early days for this vineyard, but the first efforts look extremely promising.
2025 - New World Pinot
The Smart Money Alternative to Burgundy
Terroir is the concept most often cited to explain why the vineyards of Burgundy capture the imaginations, and palates, of so many wine lovers. Pinot Noir is particularly sensitive to its environment, creating a fascination with how this grape can capture a specific place and vintage so completely.
However, while the die-hard (and increasingly deep-pocketed) Burgundy fan may swear that there’s not much to write home about two hours outside of Dijon, we believe it is short-sighted to assume there are no other avenues worth exploring. With the whole world to choose from, we have assembled a collection that challenges the status quo.
This mixed case is a curated tour of the New World’s finest, making a strong argument for terroir, quality, and, most compellingly, value beyond Burgundy.
What's Inside the Case:
2022 CHACRA Cincuenta y Cinco '55' Pinot Noir, Bodega Chacra (Argentina)
The Named Vineyard. rather than jumping from the glass, this wine dances in it. It weaves cherry with violets, rose petals, and ripe strawberries. Juicy tannins and assertive acidity give the wine a beguiling tension.
2020 RIPPON 'Rippon' Mature Vine Pinot Noir (New Zealand)
The Pioneer of Otago. Nick Mills is a true master of the land, letting the terroir and vintage speak loudly. This vintage is extremely perfumed with a pretty ripeness, clarity, plums, al-dente strawberries, and a hint of cantaloupe.
2021 PINOT NOIR Pauline Vineyard, Illahe Vineyards (USA)
The Sustainable Adventurers. A superb new release with just 253 cases made. Delivers mesmerizing notes of Italian plum, Mount Hood strawberry, raspberry, vanilla bean, leather, and spice.
2021 ONE BLOCK Gembrook Pinot Noir (Australia)
The Former Sommelier. Cool, fresh, and pure. Notes of rhubarb and rose hips flow through a floral, herbal finish with just a whisper of light-touch tannins. Mouth-watering purity.
2023 MOYA MEAKER Pinot Noir (South Africa)
The Star Winemaker. Grown on Bokkeveld shale and fermented with whole berries to avoid pepperiness. This is vivacious with red berry fruit, briar, and graphite.
2024 BARDA PINOT NOIR, Bodega Chacra (Argentina)
The Patagonia Beauty. Vivid, lively, and crunchy. Perfumed with subtle cherry, cranberry, and strawberry aromas and a hint of peaches. Always excellent and super drinkable.
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