2022 By Farr Tout Pres Pinot Noir

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Quite possibly the finest Pinot Noir released by the Farr family. Only very limited quantities available this densely-planted beauty.
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Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
5 Reviews

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The Tout Pres is the top of the line Pinot Noir from the Farr family.

The vines that produce this single-site wine are planted on the leanest volcanic soil on the Farr Geelong property. At a staggering vine density of almost 7,300 vines per hectare, these vines produce singularly powerful fruit and one of the country's most age-worthy Pinot Noirs. (Tout Pres also translates to "very cosy", referencing these tightly planted vines).

Fermented as 100% whole bunches and sent to 100% new oak, many consider this one of the few Australian Pinot Noirs that can stand its own next to some of the great producers of Burgundy.

This is an exquisite wine that would comfortably find a place in the finest cellars and continue to reward the patient for two decades or more.\

98 points
"Deep and bright, youthful colour with lots of purple in the rim and great limpidity. The first aroma is of root vegetables, potato and parsnip, gradually giving way to rich ripe dark cherry that floods the palate with succulent sweet fruit flavour and beautifully balanced fine-grained tannins. The tannins provide a backbone and a counter-balance to all that opulent fruit. A totally impressive and convincing pinot noir. It has wow factor."
- Huon Hooke (The Real Review)

98 points - "Deep and bright, youthful colour with lots of purple in the rim and great limpidity. The first aroma is of root vegetables, potato and parsnip, gradually giving way to rich ripe dark cherry that floods the palate with succulent sweet fruit flavour and beautifully balanced fine-grained tannins. The tannins provide a backbone and a counter-balance to all that opulent fruit. A totally impressive and convincing pinot noir. It has wow factor." - Huon Hooke (The Real Review)

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5 reviews
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    Remko Hendrikus J.
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    3 years ago
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    2021 By Farr Tout Pres Pinot Noir
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Simply the best

    We have been drinking Tout Pres for a few years on a row now, and we never been let down.

    We believe it is the best local Pinot on the market right now.

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    Rhys
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    3 years ago
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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Top drop

    By far the best Pinot to come out of Australia.

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    Paul Y.
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    3 years ago
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    2021 By Farr Tout Pres Pinot Noir
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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    Complicity on the nose

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Tout Pres is made using the same process as the other two pinots. It is fermented with 100 per cent whole bunches (80 per cent in 2011) in a five-tonne oak fermenter. This wine has the largest flavour profile and intensity, to absorb 100 per cent new French oak from Allier. A wine with truly understated power and richness—the classic peacock’s tail.


With every year that passes, the Tout Pres vineyard’s subtleness and delicate fruit structure are becoming increasingly pronounced in the wine. The bouquet fills the glass with spicy fruit, mineral elements and a hint of integrated French oak, with the darkness and essence of the Moorabool Valley true expressions of site. This wine exhibits primary and secondary flavours, which strengthen the overall integration for a seamless finish. It is a tightly packed combination of plums and undergrowth with an edgy acidity—and one of our favourite drops

Price Bracket $101 and Above
Type Red
Body Light Bodied
Variety Pinot Noir
Country Australia
Region Geelong
Australian State VIC
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Reviewed By The Real Review
Critic Score 98
Alcohol 13%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2022
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By Farr

Gary Farr is one of the most iconic winemakers in Victoria, or indeed, the country. He was responsible for taking Bannockburn in Geelong to the startling heights it reached as one of the benchmark producers of Burgundian varieties in the country. His own label, By Farr, is quite simply one of Australia's finest producers.

The Farr vineyards are based in the Moorabool Valley in Geelong, with a wide array of ancient soils resulting in small yields of incredibly intensely flavoured Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Shiraz and Viognier. With Gary's son Nick now making the wines, as well as taking his own Farr Rising label to monumental heights, this is a project set to dominate Geelong wine for years to come.

If you want to see one of the country's great winemaking families at work, anything by the Farrs will be one of the best examples of its kind in the country. Sheer class, guaranteed.

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