2021 Medhurst Reserve Pinot Noir 750ml

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Awards, Ratings & Reviews

97/100 - Halliday Wine Companion
2021 Vintage. Published: 02 August 2023. Drink Window: 2022-2031.

“Made from a single block of MV6 pinot noir planted in 2000. Whole bunches (20%) with 20 days’ skin contact. Only two barrels, with one new. Having won the trophy for best wine at the 2022 Yarra Valley Wine Show with its Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2021, Medhurst is firing on all cylinders and this reserve pinot noir is another super wine. A light, very bright crimson red. Delicately perfumed with a bouquet of crystalline red fruits, pomegranate and rose petals, this is a wine that reveals itself slowly, and in waves. Fine boned, silky and structured, it’s a joy to drink now but will only continue to build and improve in bottle for at least the next five to eight years.”

— Philip Rich

About This Wine

Medhurst Reserve Pinot Noir 2021 is a Yarra Valley Pinot Noir from the Medhurst Estate Vineyard in Gruyere.

The wine is sourced from the B Block Reserve rows, planted to MV6 clone on mountain-derived brown-grey loams and gravelly duplex clays.

The 2021 growing season began with a wet spell and later-than-average budburst, before improving through spring with mild, dry and warm weather that allowed excellent flowering and fruit set. A mild December was followed by a wet January, then a warm and dry February that helped the fruit ripen evenly. Picking began in the third week of February.

The bunches showed good size, weight and intense fruit flavour, supported by beautiful natural acidity. Medhurst describes 2021 as an excellent benchmark vintage.

Producer Notes

Vibrant red cherry and purple hues. Very complex Pinot Noir with an enticing nose of five spice and red fruits. The palate is charming and intense, with fine chalky tannins, pure fruit, balanced power and a long, elegant finish.

Specifications

• Vintage: 2021
• Grape Variety: Pinot Noir
• Region: Yarra Valley / Victoria / Australia
• Vineyard / Geo info: Medhurst Estate Vineyard, Gruyere; B Block Reserve rows, MV6 clone
• Fermentation: Indigenous fermentation; 100% whole berries; 15 days on skins; 20% whole bunch
• Maturation: 15 months in French oak barrels, 50% new
• Alcohol: 12.8%
• Acidity TA: 5.7 g/L
• Acidity pH: 3.6
• Production: 49 dozen
• Closure: Screwcap
• Drinking Window: 2022-2031