2022 D.M.L. VIN Yarra Valley Pinot Noir

95 pts
Excellent Upper Yarra Valley Pinot Noir from the D.M.L. trio.

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Description

The collaboration between the D'Anna family, Sam Middleton and AFL Legend Jordan Lewis takes on a second wing here with the addition of a Upper Yarra Valley Pinot Noir to the range.

Clearly, the D'Annas and Sam know their way around Yarra Valley Pinot. With some top quality fruit from one of the top vineyards and growers in the upper reaches of the Yarra, this was an almost guaranteed smash hit from the outset.

It's fine-boned, floral and gorgeous to drink from the outset. Enjoy it now or in a decade's time.

95 Points
"The result is an approachable and appealing drink with a focus on elegance thanks to its silky tannins, fine acidity interspersed with cherry accents, woodsy spices and a sprinkle of dried herbs. Lighter framed and almost delicate, yet this is detailed and compelling."
- Jane Faulkner (Halliday Wine Companion)

93 Points - "Red fruits, cinnamon, almond, some spice, mint and tobacco. Medium-bodied, sappy and savoury, peach and strawberry, a certain juiciness to it, fine grained tannin with some orange peel on a finish of good length. It’s maybe a bit squishy, but has no shortage of charm. Good wine all up." - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

95 points - "A collaboration between three friends as in ex-football player and wine lover Jordan Lewis with winemakers Franco D’Anna from Hoddles Creek and Sam Middleton of Mount Mary fame. Decent provenance there. Also in the fruit source, off Lone Star Creek vineyard, all handled gently – fruit destemmed yet left as whole berries with no crushing, a long ferment in 3000L wood fermenters then pressed to French oak barriques, only 15% new, for aging. The result is an approachable and appealing drink with a focus on elegance thanks to its silky tannins, fine acidity interspersed with cherry accents, woodsy spices and a sprinkle of dried herbs. Lighter framed and almost delicate, yet this is detailed and compelling." - Jane Falkner (Halliday Wine Companion)

The fruit for our Yarra Valley iteration continues to be sourced from a very well renowned upper Yarra Valley vineyard that we are proud to have many years of experience working with. This wine when compared with its Mornington counterpart, could be considered the slightly more shy, more edgy wine of the two. It requires time in the glass to unfurl, but when given the chance the 2022 displays all the hallmarks of this outstanding vineyard from an exceptional vintage. The nose displays sweeter red fruits, namely stewed strawberries, cranberries, cinnamon spice and a hint of creamy French oak. The palate is crunchy, red fruited with a silky fresh finish of impressive length. The extremely fine bead of tannin that runs through this wine offers length and drive to the finish. Sam Middelton

Price Bracket $31 to $40
Type Red
Body Light Bodied
Variety Pinot Noir
Region Yarra Valley
Australian State VIC
Reviewed By The Wine Front
Halliday Wine Companion
Critic Score 93
95
Size 750ml
Vintage 2022
Closure Cork

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