{"product_id":"2025-wickhams-road-gippsland-pinot-noir","title":"2025 Wickhams Road Gippsland Pinot Noir","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"These value-packed pinot noirs are the unicorns of the wine world.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Nick Ryan (The Australian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Wickhams Road project isn't just about buying fruit; for this Gippsland release, Franco D'Anna and the team actually farm the block themselves. Located near Nar Nar Goon, they travel down weekly to tend the vines, ensuring the fruit meets the same exacting standards as their home block at Hoddles Creek.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Pinot is generally a little fleshier and darker in profile than its Yarra Valley sibling. The winemaking is serious: the fruit is destemmed (but not crushed) and left on skins for 25 days. That extended maceration builds a savoury, structural spine that you almost never see in Pinot at this price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's Gippsland 101 in Pinot-land. Expect dark cherry and plum fruit, a touch of earth, and a savoury finish that keeps it food-friendly. Ridiculous value, as always.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e94+ points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A very bright crimson-ruby red. Savoury, with aromas of ripe strawberries, rose bush and spice. There's good depth, too, on the well-structured palate. I imagine this will be in its ideal drinking window six to 12 months from now.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e93 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Coiled and crouched, a wine that unfurls and reveals more with time. There’s more bass than the Yarra wine, more muscle, but certainly not heft. There’s a load of dark raspberry and rhubarb, a squeeze of blood orange, a lick of quandong tartness. The palate is supple, closed out with a puff of powdery tannins and fine acidity.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Nick Ryan (The Australian)\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Hoddles Creek","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43058510037035,"sku":"2025 Wickhams Road Gippsland Pinot Noir","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/2025WickhamsRoadGippslandPinotNoir.png?v=1771371366","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2025-wickhams-road-gippsland-pinot-noir","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}