A suave, perfumed Pinot with 'jazz hands', says Melanie Chester. Sourced from the Nocton Vineyard in Tasmania's Coal River Valley on calcareous and Triassic sandstone, this Pinot (planted to clones MV6, D5V12 and G8V3) hails from a long growing season. It is weightier, with plush cherry, blue and black berry fruit, balanced acidity and seamlessly ripe supporting tannins. Lavender and Chinese five spice make for a buoyant, expressive wine. Harvested on 22 April.

Tight, fresh and saline with a citrus-driven nose and an attractively pithy palate alongside intriguing orange spritz and old-fashioned lemonade flavours. Cut with lively acidity, it has good intensity and drive. Leased for 20 years, the Chardonnay (predominantly clone P58) was planted in 1988 on cooler south- and east-facing slopes on grey clay loam. Harvested 25 February, 28 February and 6 March with the east-facing slopes the last-picked.

From a vineyard at 1500-2000 feet in the south of the valley above Boonville. Four different clones. Sandstone soils. Foot tread in macrobin, press oxidatively, then in barrel without stirring lees. Lovely weight here: pear, peach and some fine spicy notes. There’s just a hint of flint in the background, with lovely depth and weight. There’s real finesse here.

50% new French oak, 777 clone leads (it’s the last to ripen and presents the black fruit character). This is the big one: lots of power and structure here with black cherry and blackberry fruit supported by some spicy oak that frames the ripe fruit nicely. This is bold and delicious.

Mostly 667 with some 777 and a bit of Wadenswil. 30% new oak, 30% whole cluster. This has beautiful black cherry, strawberry and plum fruit with a nice savoury twist. It’s really textural and pretty, but there’s some structure here. Has some generosity and an ease to it, with nice elegance.

Lime and citrus, with nice intensity and notes of pineapple and pear adding richness. This has crystalline fruit with good acidity, and fine precision and focus, showing layers of flavour. Powerful and intense.

Vibrant and handsomely structured, this red offers expressive raspberry and cherry flavors, highlighted by roasted sage and cracked pepper as this builds richness toward fine-grained tannins.

Sleek and racy, with briary wild berry, licorice and brown baking spice flavors that build richness and structure toward polished tannins.

A stunning, velvety red, with hints of dried spearmint, resin, toasted tobacco and bay leaf, plus fresh earth accents to complement the spiced plum, kirsch and huckleberry notes. Long, expressive finish, where the tannins firm up pleasantly. Drink now.

Hand-picked and basket pressed, partially to French puncheons (30% new), where it underwent spontaneous fermentation following controlled oxidative handling. Just starting to compete with the top cuvees, however it is a bit more understated in terms of its make-up, if not a little more effusive of its pithy, gingery stone fruit and rooibos exclamations. As reliant on its chewy phenolics as it is on its obvious freshness, this is very good and strongly suggestive of great southern Rhone expressions. Drink or hold. Screw cap.

This has a long, steady, caressing wave of mulled pomegranate, blood orange and raspberry coulis notes rolling through, showing nice detail and focus as savory, singed wood spice and rooibos tea accents all thread up the mouthwatering finish, where a piercing sanguine echo lingers. Drink now through 2030

Offers alluring raspberry and mulberry coulis flavors that stretch out in a lengthy fashion, with a zip of blood orange running underneath and ample spice, rooibos tea and incense notes in the background. The long, silky finish lets the fruit play out, while maintaining an elegant feel. Drink now through 2030.

“Discreet and a little more subdued than its siblings. The highest vineyard in the Yarra. Despite being gently mid-weighted with lower alcohol, this feels softer and looser at the seams, while still typically intense. Bitter almond, lemon zest, nectarine and pistachio accents roll across a skein of tangerine freshness and cinnamon oak. Oatmeal lees at the core. The finish is exceptionally long and effusive of energy. Drinkable now, but best from 2025.”

“Given the cooler conditions, much of the whole-bunch quotient has shifted to whole berries. Still, 20%. The semi-carbonic approach exudes floral perfumes, red to blue pastille, red apple skin and rosewater. Mid-weighted, sappy, nicely crunchy and joyous. An earlier drinking wine in the context of the site. Really delicious. Drink or hold.”

Focused and intense, this has a wonderful savory thread, with salted preserved lemon, yuzu, fresh-grated ginger and hints of toasted sesame seed, along with grilled Meyer lemon flavors on a crisp frame. On the finish, the primary flavors fan out to reveal elegant, detailed length, while notes of lime and matcha emerge. Drink now.

After short time in glass, this Pinot blossoms into a graceful, multifaceted wine. Bright and fruity, it offers delicate blueberry and raspberry fruit threaded softly with clove, vanilla and rose petal notes. The palate is elegantly structured with sandy-textured, fine tannins, juicy acidity and a long tangy finish. Harmonious and capable of aging for seven to ten years, this wine is equally delicious now. Jackson Family Wines.

Like other wines in Giant Step’s suite of Pinots, this vibrant, juicy red-fruited Pinot has both drink-now appeal and the ability to age. A bright cherry-juice color, it offers heady aromas of strawberry tart and cherry blossom, with earth spice and an umami mushroom nuance. A touch of vanillin oak shows but should dissipate with time. The midweight palate is mouthcoating while still being fresh and elegant, framed in fine, chalky tannins, with a savory, mineral core. Drink now through 2033. Jackson Family Wines.

Small but mighty describes the 2021 vintage in Victoria. This may be Giant Step’s more affordable Pinot from a multi-vineyard blend, but it’s as delicious and delightful as the single-vineyard stuff. Fleshy primary cherries and strawberries are underpinned by white spice, vanilla bean and soft florals, with a mineral core. The palate is crunchy and vibrant, with a silky lusciousness, purity of fruit and a long finish. Elegant but also highly crowd-pleasing, the wine has a tannin struc ture that means it could age gracefully through 2028 to 2030. Sovereign Wine Imports.

Juicy and detailed aromas of black-raspberry compote, crushed cherry, a hint of lavender and nutmeg cream make for a heady, appealing nose on this bottling. The boysenberry laced palate is layered in earth, meat, soy and oak elements, combining to present an exotic spice note through the finish

Winemaker Matt Revelette manages to make his appellation blends sing. This bottling is wonderfully ripe and juicy with red-fruit aromas but also cinnamon brioche and loamy earth on the nose. The texture is tense and the acidity tingles on the palate, where juicy black cherry, baked strawberry and cocoa-spice flavors work in harmony.

While this is Siduri’s “regular” Pinot, it’s a real standout. Charming fruit and spice aromas seem perfectly aligned with the complex, layered, intricate flavors that follow. The wine is firm textured, concentrated and impressive, offering everything from bright raspberries to rich black cherries to cedar and clove accents. Best from 2025-2032

Fat and juicy with a burst of acidity and wonderfully round fruit

Elegantly textured, with fleshy white peach and pineapple flavors at the core, featuring mouthwatering acidity and details of lemon thyme, tangerine, white flowers, fresh ginger and a minerally thread. On the energetic finish, a touch of apple skin adds an appealing punctuation point. Drink now through 2031

A study in balance this Pinot from two blocks of the Zena Crown vineyard in the Eola-Amity Hills delivers energy and depth with mastery. Inky sois bois aromatics flirt with hints of dark stone minerality and savoury green herbs. The palate has real verve and freshness, while blue and red fruits merge with soy, umami and balsamic notes, highlighted by fresh eucalyptus. The texture is fine, with elegance and richness fused in a lengthy, contemplative finish.

Aromas of dried strawberry, cedar, black chocolate and dust. Medium-bodied with creamy and refined tannins. Spicy and citrusy at the end. Drink or hold.