By Farr Tout Press Pinot Noir 2022
Region: Geelong | Victoria
Variety: Pinot Noir
Country: Australia
Vintage: 2022
The Wine
Tout Pres was planted in 2001 and is a very special and intriguing site. It rises above the other vineyards, and each of the three slopes consists of a different soil type. The largest slope is black volcanic soil over limestone; the second is quartz gravel mixed with red ironstone; the third is an iron strand in grey sandy loam. The clones, which will acclimatise and mutate over time to become the ‘Tout Pres clone’, are 113, 114, 115, 667, 777 and MV6.
It is fermented with 100 per cent whole bunches (80 per cent in 2011) in a five-tonne oak fermenter. This wine has the largest flavour profile and intensity, to absorb 100 per cent new French oak from Allier.
Cellared says
The more muscular of the Pinot’s with a richness and power that still balances all that new French oak. This will age and age, but with such precise winemaking and clean fruit its drinking beautifully now. Drink the RP earlier and keep these for 10 years+?
Tremendous Pinot Noir.
Wine Reviews
98 points
Deep and bright, youthful colour with lots of purple in the rim and great limpidity. The first aroma is of root vegetables, potato and parsnip, gradually giving way to rich ripe dark cherry that floods the palate with succulent sweet fruit flavour and beautifully balanced fine-grained tannins. The tannins provide a backbone and a counter-balance to all that opulent fruit. A totally impressive and convincing pinot noir. It has wow factor. 2024–2041
- Huon Hooke (The Real Review)
Region: Geelong | Victoria
Variety: Pinot Noir
Country: Australia
Vintage: 2022
The Wine
Tout Pres was planted in 2001 and is a very special and intriguing site. It rises above the other vineyards, and each of the three slopes consists of a different soil type. The largest slope is black volcanic soil over limestone; the second is quartz gravel mixed with red ironstone; the third is an iron strand in grey sandy loam. The clones, which will acclimatise and mutate over time to become the ‘Tout Pres clone’, are 113, 114, 115, 667, 777 and MV6.
It is fermented with 100 per cent whole bunches (80 per cent in 2011) in a five-tonne oak fermenter. This wine has the largest flavour profile and intensity, to absorb 100 per cent new French oak from Allier.
Cellared says
The more muscular of the Pinot’s with a richness and power that still balances all that new French oak. This will age and age, but with such precise winemaking and clean fruit its drinking beautifully now. Drink the RP earlier and keep these for 10 years+?
Tremendous Pinot Noir.
Wine Reviews
98 points
Deep and bright, youthful colour with lots of purple in the rim and great limpidity. The first aroma is of root vegetables, potato and parsnip, gradually giving way to rich ripe dark cherry that floods the palate with succulent sweet fruit flavour and beautifully balanced fine-grained tannins. The tannins provide a backbone and a counter-balance to all that opulent fruit. A totally impressive and convincing pinot noir. It has wow factor. 2024–2041
- Huon Hooke (The Real Review)
Region: Geelong | Victoria
Variety: Pinot Noir
Country: Australia
Vintage: 2022
The Wine
Tout Pres was planted in 2001 and is a very special and intriguing site. It rises above the other vineyards, and each of the three slopes consists of a different soil type. The largest slope is black volcanic soil over limestone; the second is quartz gravel mixed with red ironstone; the third is an iron strand in grey sandy loam. The clones, which will acclimatise and mutate over time to become the ‘Tout Pres clone’, are 113, 114, 115, 667, 777 and MV6.
It is fermented with 100 per cent whole bunches (80 per cent in 2011) in a five-tonne oak fermenter. This wine has the largest flavour profile and intensity, to absorb 100 per cent new French oak from Allier.
Cellared says
The more muscular of the Pinot’s with a richness and power that still balances all that new French oak. This will age and age, but with such precise winemaking and clean fruit its drinking beautifully now. Drink the RP earlier and keep these for 10 years+?
Tremendous Pinot Noir.
Wine Reviews
98 points
Deep and bright, youthful colour with lots of purple in the rim and great limpidity. The first aroma is of root vegetables, potato and parsnip, gradually giving way to rich ripe dark cherry that floods the palate with succulent sweet fruit flavour and beautifully balanced fine-grained tannins. The tannins provide a backbone and a counter-balance to all that opulent fruit. A totally impressive and convincing pinot noir. It has wow factor. 2024–2041
- Huon Hooke (The Real Review)
