{"product_id":"gembrook-hill-pinot-noir-masterclass-pack","title":"Gembrook Hill Pinot Noir Masterclass Pack","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2025 Gembrook Hill I.J.M. Pinot Noir\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2025 Gembrook Hill J.K.M. Pinot Noir\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2025 Gembrook Hill Estate Pinot Noir\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e2025 Gembrook Hill I.J.M. Pinot Noir\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe I.J.M. Pinot is arguably the most soulful wine in the Gembrook cellar. Created by Andrew Marks as a tribute to his father and estate founder, Ian, it represents the \"Ouroboros\" - the symbol of eternal renewal. By blending fruit from the property’s oldest 1983 plantings with the newest MV6 vines, the wine connects the vineyard's past directly to its future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a true \"vigneron’s wine.\" While the J.K.M. release is about winemaking technique, the I.J.M. is all about the dirt. It’s 100% destemmed and matured entirely in old French oak, intentionally stripping away any \"winemaking artefact\" to let the volcanic soils and the cool-climate site speak for themselves. In the generous 2025 vintage, this has resulted in a Pinot of incredible intensity and purity, balancing deep red fruit with that unmistakable Gembrook mineral lift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the first time we’ve seen the I.J.M. since 2023, and the quantities are heartbreakingly small. Only one barrel was produced - just 30 dozen for the world. It’s a powerful, honest, regal Pinot Noir that honours a legacy while standing at the very top of what the Yarra Valley can produce. If you’re a collector of this estate, this is the one to tuck away for a very special occasion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e98 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This has the perfume and complexity of the Gembrook Hill '25 Pinot Noir but with an extra degree of concentration. Aromas of red and black fruits, dark rose, underbrush and spice lead onto a richly flavoured, beautifully structured palate. Destined to age superbly. Only 30 dozen produced.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e96 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This presents the perfect combination of finesse and flavour, with the length to match, and is therefore an elite release. It walks towards power but keeps the mood ethereal... Everything here is quite perfect.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2025-gembrook-hill-i-j-m-pinot-noir\" title=\"2025 Gembrook Hill I.J.M. Pinot Noir\"\u003eRead More\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e2025 Gembrook Hill J.K.M. Pinot Noir\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe J.K.M. Pinot is Gembrook Hill’s \"winemaker’s wine\" - a more expressive, detailed sibling to the estate flagship. While the IJM Pinot was created as a vinous memorial to Andrew’s father, Ian, the J.K.M. is dedicated to his mother, June, and it's designed to capture a bit more of her natural exuberance. If the IJM is a \"vigneron’s wine\" (all about pure site), this is where Andrew Marks gets to play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2025 release is the boldest version of this wine yet. It’s built entirely from 100% whole-bunch fermented MV6 fruit - a relatively new planting for the estate that brings a depth and tannin profile they haven’t seen in the older vines. In a warm, generous year like 2025, that whole-bunch intensity has translated into an unapologetically aromatic Pinot. It’s all about crunchy red forest berries, blood orange, and a punchy, savoury undergrowth character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause 2025 was such a generous season, this J.K.M. has a serious amount of power and \"grab\" on the palate. It’s an energetic, high-intensity wine that feels more modern than the traditional Gembrook style, but it still carries that essential cool-climate snap. Only two barrels were made - 50% of which was new French oak - making this an incredibly rare must-buy for any Pinot devotee who wants to see just how much \"swagger\" this site can produce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e97 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is one of a compelling set of pinots from Gembrook Hill in '25; it will be fascinating to watch them evolve over the next decade.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e95 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Oak shows itself here but as a whole this wine is dramatically seductive... It’s not too much but there’s a it of silk to the texture as well. Everything’s in place. Just a bit of extra time and it’ll be absolute roses.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2025-gembrook-hill-j-k-m-pinot-noir\" title=\"2025 Gembrook Hill J.K.M. Pinot Noir\"\u003eRead More\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e2025 Gembrook Hill Estate Pinot Noir\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGembrook Hill’s flagship Pinot is a permanent fixture in our personal cellars, and honestly, it’s one of those \"buy on sight\" wines for the team. Sourced from the estate’s original 1985 plantings, these dry-grown, own-rooted vines usually turn out something very fine-boned and feminine, but the 2025 season has given us something with a bit more meat on its bones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s a warmer, more generous year for the site, which actually makes it a lot of fun to drink right now. It’s got that velvety richness and depth of fruit that reminds us a lot of the stellar 2013 - if your memory goes back that far - where the ripeness is there, but the refinement of Gembrook remains perfectly intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndrew Marks has this wine down to a fine art - 100% destemmed for three weeks on skins, wild yeast, and 20% new French oak. Very simple but exactly what his home vineyard responds to. You still get that signature perfume of rose petals and bright cherry, but there’s an extra layer of autumn spice and forest floor that fills out the palate. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s a polished, complex Pinot that's ready to roll early, though it’ll still easily tick along for another five, ten or fifteen years if you can manage to keep your hands off it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e97+ points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An extremely perfumed and pure-fruited wine, redolent of freshly poached strawberry, rose petal and baking spices... One of those wines that is delicious straight from the gate but will age beautifully, too.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e96 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a terrific release. In fact this is a no-brainer. It has more fruit than usual, more depth through the mid palate, but it still features its trademark structured, insistent length and overall complexity is not in question... It’s super young, of course, but you’re not waisting your money by hooking into it now; it already has a completeness.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2025-gembrook-hill-estate-pinot-noir\" title=\"2025 Gembrook Hill Estate Pinot Noir\"\u003eRead More\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gembrook Hill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44133848514603,"sku":"Gembrook Hill Pinot Noir Masterclass Pack","price":299.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/GembrookHillPinotNoirMasterclassPack.webp?v=1779951282","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/gembrook-hill-pinot-noir-masterclass-pack","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}