2021 Dappled Appellation Pinot Noir

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Smashing value Yarra Valley Pinot Noir from a rising star producer.
4.0
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
4 Reviews

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Shaun Crinion is making some beautiful Yarra Valley wines at the moment. His Pinot Noirs get better each year, with this being no exception - the only problem is the low yields and hardly any wine!

There's a lot of attention to detail behind the scenes in this moderately priced Pinot Noir. Every berry selected by hand, some light foot-stomping, gentle plunging over its three weeks on skins just a few of the steps along the way to this wine getting made. Shaun going for soft extraction with max impact.

He hits the value nail right on the head.

A blend of two fantastic Upper Yarra Pinot sites in Gladysdale and Macclesfield. All natural ferments with 25% whole bunch plus an average of 15-20 days on skins. Aged for 10 months in French oak Barrique's and Puncheons (10% new). Bottled by gravity, un-fined and unfiltered.

The wine pours out a bright ruby red colour and has high notes of cherry liqueur and raspberry fruit. There's also complex aromas of roasted chicory and Chinese five spice. The palate is round and lush with cherry cola and red berry flavours. It's silky smooth on the mid palate with spice and complex flavours. Sappy tannins fanning out to finish.

95 Points - "If you like Upper Yarra Pinot Noir and its lighter, more ethereal persona then you will love this wine. It's an absolute beauty, and worth every cent. Cranberries, red cherries, assorted herb and spice notes, florals - all the characters you would expect, but with such firmness, and insistence, and quality of sheeted, fine-grained tannin. I kept coming back to this wine and every time I thought: wow this is good." - Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)

4.0
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
Based on 4 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 1 Total 4 star reviews: 2 Total 3 star reviews: 1 Total 2 star reviews: 0 Total 1 star reviews: 0
75%would recommend this product
4 reviews
  • Jim F.
    Verified Buyer
    Wine Knowledge Level Enthusiast
    1 year ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Enthusiast
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    Very Dappled

    Very pleasant Yarra Valley Pinot Noir that we would happily drink anytime.Medium weight with good balance and attractive berry tones

  • Mick B.
    Verified Buyer
    Wine Knowledge Level Cork Dork
    4 years ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Cork Dork
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Awesome Pinot

    This is hands down the best Pinot I've had this year! I'm seriously considering buying another case to stash away, because I can see it is going to age superbly. So much flavour, nuance and structure, especially for the price. Brilliant.

  • Matt S.
    Verified Reviewer
    Wine Knowledge Level Enthusiast
    4 years ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Enthusiast
    Rated 3 out of 5 stars
    A little disappointing

    A nice wine, but without backbone or significance

  • Chris B.
    Verified Buyer
    Wine Knowledge Level Beginner
    5 years ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Beginner
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    Very enjoyable!

    Dappled Appellation Pinot Noir was a delicious drop! Very smooth to drink, spicy, a little grassy, with tastes of wild berry. This is a lighter style of Pinot Noir, I recommend allowing to breathe for 30 minutes. A great complement to Duck.

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Dappled Wines

Dappled owner/winemaker Shaun Crinion has a mountain of winemaking experience from around the globe, culminating with the establishment of a label all of his own.

Shaun's focus is on expressing the sub-regionality of the Yarra Valley through simply gorgeous Pinot Noir and Chardonnay and a growing range of experimental wines.

With the combination of Shaun's A-grade fruit from the Yarra's top growers and his precise, astute winemaking, the value on offer in the Dappled range is second to none.

He was James Halliday's Best New Winery in 2018. The wines have only stepped in quality since then though the modest pricing remains the same. Unsurprisingly, his wines sell out in short order each year. He's now regarded as one of the best small-scale producers in the modern Yarra Valley.

Winemaker Shaun Crinion - Yarra Valley, VIC Dappled Wines

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