Pinot Noir "Yarra Valley", Mac Forbes
Staff Pick

Pinot Noir "Yarra Valley", Mac Forbes - 2021

Item # 23912 750mL
$34.99/ Single Bottle
$419.88 $377.89/ Case of 12
You Save 10%
Enter a delivery zip code
Check Availability
Color
Red
Vintage
2021
Country
Australia
Region
Victoria
Sub-Region
Yarra Valley
Producer
Mac Forbes
Grape Variety
Pinot Noir
This item is being featured in a tasting on: tasting date
This item is featured in: WineClub
This item is featured in AstorCenterClass at Astor Center

Tasting Notes

This wine is where New World meets Old World. Winemaker Mac Forbes has worked hard to create a wine with elegance and balance while using a more natural approach, such as using indigenous yeasts and leaving his wines unfiltered. This Pinot is all-around delicate with ripe red cherries on the nose and palate; it exudes Old World elegance.
Need Help Deciding? Get personal recommendations from our staff

Staff Pick Notes

Australia may be synonymous with Shiraz, but cooler climates are being explored and varieties like Pinot Noir are finding their way into the spotlight. The Yarra Valley is cooler than Bordeaux, but slightly warmer than Burgundy, producing Pinot Noirs with a bit more fruit ripeness while still maintaining vibrant acidity. Mac Forbes is a rising star in the Australian winemaking scene, looking for terroir and finding cooler spots in the gradually warming Yarra Valley. His Pinot Noir is unfined, unfiltered and fermented with indigenous yeast. Tart cherry, cranberry and pomegranate aromas and flavors are joined by crushed rose petals and subtle clove and cinnamon spice.

- TI

Astor's Glossary of Terms

Pinot Noir

The Burgundy region of northeastern France is the historic home of the Pinot Noir grape, and is the source of the world’s greatest examples. Here one finds renditions of Pinot Noir that deliver power with finesse and grace, wines that have unimaginable depth of flavor, yet are perfectly balanced and ephemeral in the mouth - in short, wines that deliver all that Pinot Noir has to offer. Terroir,...

Read More

Australia

Australian Shiraz (made from the grape called “Syrah” in other parts of the world) shows the essence of the outback: it’s big, bold, and a little rough around the edges. The vast country leaves lots of room for variation, however, with its many terroirs each yielding distinctively styled wines. The climate of South Australia’s McLaren Vale district is heavily influenced by the ocean; wines here...

Read More

Victoria

The state of Victoria, adjacent to and southeast of South Australia, is Australia’s third-largest producer of wine. Climatically very varied (its higher-altitude vineyards are the coolest in Australia), Victoria is home to the most diverse assortment of vineyards in Australia, with a particular focus on cooler-climate varieties such as Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Shiraz production tends to be...

Read More

You May Also Enjoy

Moorooduc Estate, Estate Pinot Noir

Moorooduc Estate, Estate Pinot Noir 2019

$34.99
Liébart-Régnier, Brut Rosé

Liébart-Régnier, Brut Rosé NV

$44.96$35.96
Melville Pinot Noir Estate, Santa Rita Hills

Melville Pinot Noir Estate, Santa Rita Hills 2021

$36.96
Sign up. Get 10% Off.

Get a promo code for 10% off when you sign up for our emails.

Get My Discount

Offer available to new subscribers. Cannot be combined with any other offers. Does not apply to items on sale, solid cases, corporate orders, or orders containing an item priced at more than $10,000.

close