Description
Since its establishment by Stuart Reginald Hooper in 1974, Bannockburn Vineyards has been at the vanguard of the Australian fine wine story, producing vineyard specific wines of the highest quality from the start. It lies 25 kilometres northwest of Geelong, located in the Moorabool Valley sub-region, just outside the township of Bannockburn. The estate comprises 26 vineyard blocks – including the iconic Serré vineyard (now the site of Australia’s oldest close-planted Pinot Noir vines) – planted to seven grape varieties, of which Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc and Shiraz form the key quintet. Here, Bannockburn’s predominantly mature vines are rooted in one of Victorias’ most unique low-fertility terroirs; volcanic surface debris and ancient sea beds running to richer and darker soils, layered over predominantly limestone bedrock.
Following almost a decade under the steam train of energy and passion that was Michael Glover, Matt Holmes is the winemaker charged with writing the next chapter of this singular estate, taking over in 2015.
About this wine: Certified organic.Serré is Bannockburn’s most iconic and memorable Pinot Noir. It comes from 1.2 hectares of densely-planted (9,000 per hectare), low-yielding, own-rooted vines that were planted exclusively to the MV6 clone in 1984 and 1986. It is, as far as we know, Australia’s oldest plot of densely-planted Pinot Noir—which helps explain the striking complexity and intense concentration found in this wine. Other key drivers of this power are the naturally low-yielding basalt and limestone-rich soils and the north-south orientation. It’s a special site that produces the Estate’s most powerful, deeply flavoured and long-lived Pinot Noir.
The 2025 vintage was early, marked by a warm, dry growing season and generally favourable conditions through harvest — delivering outstanding generosity and concentration, while preserving good freshness and site character. Expect waves of dark fruit, alluring savoury spice, and herbal complexity. It’s a multi-layered and intense release — tightly packed with Serré depth and character. That’s the beauty of Serré: a wine full of contrast. Shaped by the depth and generosity of this vintage, the ’25 clings to the palate like Velcro. Clearly built for a beautiful life in the cellar, this release will surely go down as one of the finest in Serré’s eventful thirty-year history. A remarkable Geelong Pinot of presence and power.
96 points, Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front “This release is both powerful and taut. It’s also noticeably mineral, which helps give it that something extra. It offers a concentrated burst of dark cherry flavour, diving into plum, into rust, ground spice and sweet earth. It’s one of those wines that seems to hold onto you, once you take a sip, such is its grip and its authority. The fruit itself wears a corduroy shirt of cedarwood, slim-fit; the body beneath is guns out; muscular and lithe. This is serious stuff, and seriously good.”
RRP $129 Our Special Price $108.99 – *VERY LIMITED*
