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By Farr Farr Rising Pinot Noir 2019

$46.99

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Description

Made by the pinot stars, Nick and Garry Farr of Geelong.  There is no difference in the actual handling of a By Farr and a Farr Rising wine. Same techniques are used on each variety. The only differences are percentage of new oak and whole bunch which is determined by vintage and flavour profile of the site.

The Farr Rising pinot vineyard was planted in 2001 using a large mixture of rootstocks, but only three clones—MV6, 114 and 115. It is a very exposed and hungry north-facing slope, consisting of grey sandy loam mixed with an ironstone pebble (buckshot) at the top. This leads into black volcanic soil over limestone at the bottom of the vineyard.

The fruit is hand harvested, and then sorted in the vineyard. The fruit is fermented in an open-top fermenter, and an average 60 to 70 per cent of it is destemmed. The wine is placed in 20 to 30 per cent new Allier barrels by gravity. It is racked by gas after secondary fermentation, then again at 18 months to be bottled. Over time, the site has shown that it can certainly stand up to its bigger brothers. 2019 was a good vintage, dry with little spring rain, followed by a warm…low yields with intensity of fruit and balance thanks to pickers hard work during the evening.

The wine typically shows a soft perfumed nose, which begins to build. The palate has sweetness, followed by mineral overtones enhanced by toasty oak, and firm flavours with a long and savoury finish. This is a gem of a wine, with ageing potential of five to eight years from most vintages.

Review of 2018:

95 points, Huon Hooke, The Real Review, March 2020 “The best-value pinot in the extensive Farr offering right now, this is a delicious, charming wine of medium-body and winning aromatics. Rose petal and other floral notes; some more vegetal notes from stems in the ferment, and cleansing acidity to finish. A food-friendly pinot that’s lovely now and will age.”

RRP $56  Our Special Price $46.99  … LAST BOTTLES!

Additional information

Producer

By Farr

Variety

Pinot Noir

Region or Country

Australia, Geelong

Vintage

2019

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