Overview
The 2024 Savaterre Pinot Noir is a deeply expressive and finely sculpted wine from one of Beechworth’s most acclaimed producers. Crafted with minimal intervention and absolute attention to detail, this vintage reflects the region’s cool-climate precision and the estate’s hallmark intensity. It is a Pinot Noir of depth, texture, and quiet power — complex yet beautifully poised.
Vineyard and Winemaking
Grown at high elevation in the granitic foothills of Beechworth, the Savaterre vineyard benefits from long, cool ripening conditions that yield fruit of exceptional concentration and natural acidity. Handpicked grapes were fermented with indigenous yeasts, including a proportion of whole bunches to enhance aromatic lift and structural nuance. Gentle extraction preserved finesse, while maturation in fine French oak barriques over 18 months contributed layers of complexity without overwhelming the fruit.
Tasting Notes
The bouquet opens with dark cherry, raspberry, and wild strawberry, layered with rose petal, spice, and subtle earthy notes. The palate is richly textured yet refined, showing vibrant red and black fruits, savoury herbs, and fine mineral threads. Silky but persistent tannins guide the wine toward a long, seamless finish marked by clarity and drive.
Style and Character
This vintage captures Savaterre’s signature style — powerful without excess, elegant without fragility. It combines purity, tension, and layered detail, offering both immediate allure and significant potential for development.
Cellaring and Pairing
Superb now for its aromatic vibrancy, yet structured to evolve gracefully over 10–15 years. Ideal pairings include duck breast, mushroom ragout, roast pork, or dishes featuring truffle and earthy herbs, complementing the wine’s depth and savoury dimension.
"Structure, structure, structure ... in a top year like 2021, the winemaker has chosen to deliver a pinot noir for the ages, aka, the cellar. Tight as a drum, it quietly unwinds with air bringing redcurrant, cranberry, sour cherry, stems and dried herbs with signature Aussie bush scents. Tannins play a forceful role at this early stage, finishing dry with a touch of savoury, amaro-style bitterness. It will pay to be patient with this one. Rated : 96 Points"
Jeni Port - Halliday Wine Companion
This is a delicious, juicy, fragrant wine.
Lifted aroma of dewy rose petal, sour cherry, pomegranate, raspberry and ripe red berry fruits, exotic spices with a subtle gamey truffle finish. Pure, focused and precise with great length, texture and persistence.
An elegant wine of depth, complexity and finesse.
Please open this wine and decant a few hours before enjoyment as this wine continues to evolve and reveal its nuances over many hours.
"Structure, structure, structure ... in a top year like 2021, the winemaker has chosen to deliver a pinot noir for the ages, aka, the cellar. Tight as a drum, it quietly unwinds with air bringing redcurrant, cranberry, sour cherry, stems and dried herbs with signature Aussie bush scents. Tannins play a forceful role at this early stage, finishing dry with a touch of savoury, amaro-style bitterness. It will pay to be patient with this one. Rated : 96 Points"
Jeni Port - Halliday Wine Companion
This is a delicious, juicy, fragrant wine.
Lifted aroma of dewy rose petal, sour cherry, pomegranate, raspberry and ripe red berry fruits, exotic spices with a subtle gamey truffle finish. Pure, focused and precise with great length, texture and persistence.
An elegant wine of depth, complexity and finesse.
Please open this wine and decant a few hours before enjoyment as this wine continues to evolve and reveal its nuances over many hours.
