Sorry - this product is no longer available

2017 Collection Yarra Valley Pinot Noir

$59.99

$359.94 6 x 750ml bottle

Bottle
Case

- +

Save

SKU: HP17CO-YAPTNOIR6

WINE STYLE

Textured & Savoury
FOOD PAIRING

Miso glazed salmon, duck confit, polenta with sautéed wild mushrooms.
HIGHLIGHTS

Outstanding vintage

WHY WE LOVE THIS WINE

An outstanding vintage

The art of assemblage

A harmonious balance of fine and elegant Wombat Creek fruit blended with the more generous and spicy flavours of Highbow Hill vineyard, vinified separately in hand-selected oak barriques and puncheons to create this silky, savoury, delicately spiced pinot noir from one of Australia’s oldest wine regions. This truly special wine is much more than the sum of its parts.

92 POINTS - REAL REVIEW 2022

“Medium to full depth of colour, ruby with little purple remaining. The bouquet is sweetly floral with some bunchy details, the palate sweetly succulent and layered, with dried herb, floral and Campari nuances working well with raspberry and dark cherry fruits. A lovely wine, in spite of a slightly broad and amorphous palate shape. There's a lot to like here.” – Huon Huke

A NOTE FROM THE WINEMAKERS

“Radiant fruit with vivid savoury notes - unmistakably Yarra Valley Pinot Noir.”

SERVING TEMPERATURE | 13 - 18°

CELLAR POTENTIAL | Now to 2030

Download Tasting Notes

Looking for previous vintages? 2015, 2016,

TASTING NOTES

A classic Yarra Valley Pinot Noir with signature herbal and savoury notes alongside bright berry fruits. The palate has excellent weight and fine tannin. From our vineyards at Yarra Glen and Gladysdale.

VINTAGE

The 2017 vintage was a classic one in which overall mild and stable conditions produced superb quality fruit and wines of great balance, finesse and longevity. Dubbed a “Goldilocks” vintage, there was just enough - and not too much - of everything. Vines ripened slowly, building great depth of flavour while retaining fine balance in sugar and acid. Harvest began in early-March, a little later than the long-term average and somewhat of a relief after the record-early vintage of 2016.

WINEMAKING

The fruit was handpicked in early March. It was destemmed then fermented in open fermenters with hand plunging and pumping over. The wine was matured for 10 months in a mix of old and new French oak barrels.

THE REGION

Yarra Valley

One of Australia’s premier cool climate wine regions, the Yarra Valley encompasses such diverse topography that it can produce premium quality fruit in a range of grape varieties.

With its stunning hills and dales ranged before a backdrop of blue mountains, elevations vary greatly. The climate is Mediterranean with a maritime influence from Port Phillips.

THE TIER

Collection

SPECIAL OCCASIONS • GIFTING

The Collection series are a set of premium wines from hand-picked regions around the world – each crafted to reflect a supreme sense of place and exceptional character.

The labels each feature a unique photographed object collected from the region the wine was grown, designed to present a story of the region's distinct characteristics.

THE STORY BEHIND THE LABEL

The Artwork

Rock

This rock was collected from the banks of the Yarra River which flows through the region and gives the Yarra Valley its name.

Visit the Bottle Shop