Region: Geelong, Victoria
Sub Region: Bannockburn, Moorabool Valley
Vineyard: Côte Vineyard
Variety: Pinot Noir
Country: Australia
Vintage: 2024
Style: Fragrant, finely structured red
The Wine
RP is one of the defining wines of the Farr family estate, named for Robyn Pamela Farr in recognition of her contribution to the vineyards, winery and family behind By Farr. It comes from the close-planted Côte Vineyard, a site developed to bring together the family’s accumulated understanding of Pinot Noir and the particular demands of their Bannockburn landscape.
The vineyard extends across north, northeast and east-facing slopes, with changes in soil and exposure creating distinct parcels. Red and brown loams, buckshot stones, black volcanic soils and fragmented limestone contribute different growing conditions across the hillside. Careful matching of clones, rootstocks and vineyard management allows those differences to become part of the wine’s complexity.
Fruit is hand-picked and sorted before fermentation in open vats, combining whole bunches and destemmed fruit. Indigenous yeasts, careful extraction and maturation in French oak—including a substantial proportion of new Allier barrels—build the wine’s layered texture. The estate’s published approach sees RP bottled after approximately 18 months.
The Farr team described the 2024 reds in terms of concentration, character and poise, drawing a comparison with their distinguished 2016 vintage. RP brings these qualities into an especially refined expression: perfumed fruit, savoury complexity and fine tannins, with the depth and persistence expected of one of the estate’s leading wines.
Cellared Says
RP is a wine I’d confidently recommend to someone building a serious collection of Australian Pinot Noir. It has the vineyard identity, producer pedigree and consistency that make a wine worth following across vintages. These are bottles I’d want to keep returning to as the cellar develops.
For me, this is a convincing place to spend at the top end of Australian Pinot. The 2024 offers enough generosity to make opening an early bottle appealing, while retaining the structure and finesse to reward patience. I’d buy a few, enjoy the first with time in the glass, and follow the others over the next five to eight years.
Region: Geelong, Victoria
Sub Region: Bannockburn, Moorabool Valley
Vineyard: Côte Vineyard
Variety: Pinot Noir
Country: Australia
Vintage: 2024
Style: Fragrant, finely structured red
The Wine
RP is one of the defining wines of the Farr family estate, named for Robyn Pamela Farr in recognition of her contribution to the vineyards, winery and family behind By Farr. It comes from the close-planted Côte Vineyard, a site developed to bring together the family’s accumulated understanding of Pinot Noir and the particular demands of their Bannockburn landscape.
The vineyard extends across north, northeast and east-facing slopes, with changes in soil and exposure creating distinct parcels. Red and brown loams, buckshot stones, black volcanic soils and fragmented limestone contribute different growing conditions across the hillside. Careful matching of clones, rootstocks and vineyard management allows those differences to become part of the wine’s complexity.
Fruit is hand-picked and sorted before fermentation in open vats, combining whole bunches and destemmed fruit. Indigenous yeasts, careful extraction and maturation in French oak—including a substantial proportion of new Allier barrels—build the wine’s layered texture. The estate’s published approach sees RP bottled after approximately 18 months.
The Farr team described the 2024 reds in terms of concentration, character and poise, drawing a comparison with their distinguished 2016 vintage. RP brings these qualities into an especially refined expression: perfumed fruit, savoury complexity and fine tannins, with the depth and persistence expected of one of the estate’s leading wines.
Cellared Says
RP is a wine I’d confidently recommend to someone building a serious collection of Australian Pinot Noir. It has the vineyard identity, producer pedigree and consistency that make a wine worth following across vintages. These are bottles I’d want to keep returning to as the cellar develops.
For me, this is a convincing place to spend at the top end of Australian Pinot. The 2024 offers enough generosity to make opening an early bottle appealing, while retaining the structure and finesse to reward patience. I’d buy a few, enjoy the first with time in the glass, and follow the others over the next five to eight years.
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