2021 Stonier Reserve Pinot Noir

Stonier’s Reserve Pinot Noir is a blend of their best vineyard parcels with the aim to produce a wine that is more complete, balanced and complex that the individual components. From the outstanding 2021 vintage fruit was sourced from the Windmill, KBS and Stonier Family blocks. Each parcel was fermented separately with maturation taking place in French oak puncheons for a period of 9 months. The final blend had a 45% whole bunch component.
Dark red in colour with black shaded edges and a light red hue. Fragrant scents of violet, red to dark cherry, winter strawberry and clove drift through the nostrils with ample intensity. Notes of forest floor, subtle rhubarb and spicy cedar add further interest. Rich and powerful yet beautifully poised the supplely textured palate is layered with cascading waves of spicy dark cherry, strawberry and subtle rhubarb fruits. Very expansive in its feel, notions of toasty cedar, forest floor and dried herbs lend further complexity. Showcasing the varieties hallmark power without weight quality it concludes incredibly moreish with silky smooth tannins and great persistence.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 13.8%

Other Reviews….
As with the Reserve Chardonnay, the fruit for the pinot comes off a mix of top vineyards to create a regional stamp, although the whole bunches added to the ferment (49% all up) has made a most positive mark. Fragrant, lightly stemmy and herbal (but not green), with flavours of red cherries, chinotto, blood orange and sandalwood. Fleshy fruit across the fuller-bodied palate with raw silk tannins holding sway. Incredibly refreshing now, but will garner even more complexity in time. Drink by 2035.
96 points
Jane Faulkner – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion