Ranked #6 of 27 2016 Pinot Noir from Geelong
94/100
4.5 Stars
Huon Hooke
Deepish red colour with a good purple tint. The bouquet is of dark fruits and mixed spices, also liqueur cherry and straw/chaff, with an angelica-like note, while the palate is medium to full-bodied and well-endowed with tannins. It’s at the weightier end of Victorian pinot style, yet also graceful and has plenty of pinosity.
Tasted: 04/09/2018
Drink: 2018 to 2030
97 Points James Halliday
The vineyard was planted in '94 to clones 114 and 115, believed to have mutated into a single 'Sangreal' clone. Always made with 50-70% whole bunches, and 60-70% new oak maturation for 18 months. While the power of the wine is typical Farr, this vintage bestows a measure of linearity, a sinuous line to the palate that links and loops around the complex flavours of forest floor/spice and wild strawberry. Drink to 2035.
Source: James Halliday.