2024 Mac Forbes Yarra Valley Pinot Noir
2024 Mac Forbes Yarra Valley Pinot Noir

2024 Mac Forbes Yarra Valley Pinot Noir

Mac Forbes |Yarra Valley |Pinot Noir
Outstanding value Pinot Noir from one of the Yarra Valley's most loved small producers.
4.4
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
22 Reviews
Price:
$37.00
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Description

Mac Forbes has been amongst the loudest voices for site-driven Pinot in the Yarra for nearly two decades, and this regional release is where it all begins. It’s a blend across several vineyards, pulled together to show a snapshot of the Valley in a single bottle.

The 2024 season delivered small crops and steady ripening, giving fruit of good intensity without tipping into heaviness. In the winery it’s all pretty hands-off – whole bunches in the mix, wild ferments, old oak – the aim is perfume, texture and clarity rather than polish.

What ends up in the glass is bright and expressive. Red cherry, cranberry and raspberry sit upfront, with some spice, sap and gentle earthy notes in behind. It's light bodied, silky in texture, with fine tannins and a clean, energetic finish.

A great introduction into the wonderful world of Mac Forbes, and terrific bang for buck.

Customer Reviews

4.4
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
Based on 22 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 14 Total 4 star reviews: 4 Total 3 star reviews: 2 Total 2 star reviews: 2 Total 1 star reviews: 0
22 reviews
  • AF
    Andrew F.
    Verified Buyer
    6 months ago
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    2023 Mac Forbes Yarra Valley Pinot Noir
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Live this drop

    It’s a beautiful smooth Pinot that’s easy to have with almost any food. Got a great price through Different Drop and it arrived within days and in time for Easter. Thank you.

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  • JH
    John H.
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    Wine Knowledge Level Cork Dork
    2 years ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Cork Dork
    Reviewing
    2023 Mac Forbes Yarra Valley Pinot Noir
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Fun little Pinot

    Great value for this beautiful little Pinot. Not many other Pinots better than this at the price. I can only think of 1 and that’s because I get a discount.

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  • JC
    john c.
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    Wine Knowledge Level Enthusiast
    3 years ago
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    2023 Mac Forbes Yarra Valley Pinot Noir
    Rated 3 out of 5 stars
    Mr. John Cahill

    This is a light style Pinot as are previous vintages.

    Many Pinot afficianados will not like it.

    Its a good summer lunchtime wine.

    Young at the moment.

    Another 12 months in the bottle and it might be better.

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The Yarra Valley label is the entry into our Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines. ‘Yarra Valley’ is a blend of declassified barrels from our grower vineyards and the Mac Forbes single vineyard sites. They represent a snapshot from across the valley and our vineyards. Generally, they can be enjoyed young but cellaring will reward with increased complexity.

TASTING NOTE

Displaying a medium dark cherry hue with a brilliant edge, while the nose presents an abundance of nuanced red dark fruits. Subtle spice, hints of carbonic red fruits,
and mineral stones add complexity, making it highly enticing. On the palate, there's an interplay of gravelly tannins with notes of red candy fruit, dark fresh cherries, and savoury structure, complemented by fine chalky tannins and wonderful length, leaving you thirsty in a very good way.

We recommend serving this wine between 14-16 degrees.

VINTAGE CONDITIONS

A challenging season with extreme rainfall during winter and spring. Poor flowering conditions has meant another year of reduced yields, but depth and concentration of flavour are all the better for it. Long slow ripening over the summer gave us a late start to the harvest, with wonderful fruit detail and depth. Quite a revelation from such a challenging season.

VINEYARD

The Yarra Valley Pinot is a blend of fruit from grower vineyards and properties that we farm across both the upper Yarra and the Valley floor.

WINEMAKING

Fruit: 15% whole bunches, 20% destemmed and foot stomped

Fermentation: 18-21 days on skins in open fermenters and wood

Maturation: 11 months in old large and small format oak

Yeast: Wild

Fining: None

Filtration: None

Price Bracket $31 to $40
Type Red
Body Light Bodied
Variety Pinot Noir
Country Australia
Region Yarra Valley
Australian State VIC
Size 750ml
Vintage 2024
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Mac Forbes

If you love premium and artisanal Australian wine, Mac Forbes is a name you need to know. He’s not only one of the country’s most talented winemakers, but he’s one of the most influential spokesmen for promoting the concept of Australian ‘terroir’, believing that wine should represent a time and a place.

Mac specialises in single vineyard Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Syrah and Cabernet from the Yarra Valley. His wines are delicate and finely etched, characterised by subtlety and grace.

His Pinot Noirs are fine-boned, the Chardonnays are adored by lovers of fruit purity rather than winemaking artifice, and his array of off-dry Rieslings from the Strathbogie Ranges are among the country's most interesting. Additionally, his ever-expanding range of experimental wines is a treasure trove for the curious drinker.

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