Serrat Pinot Noir 2017

Why is this Wine so Yummy?

Tom introduced me to Burgundian producers like Rousseau, Lignier, Lafarge, Engel, Ponsot, Mugnier and dozens of others. Australian Pinot producers are now comfortable enough to say they’re not trying to make Burgundy, but, drinking Burgundies from great producers helps winemakers explore finer concepts around textures, fruit flavours, freshness, generosity, restraint and where in the continuum of balance Pinot can sit. More importantly how time in the cellar can impact this. All this leads to pushing the little 1 percenters that can take a wine from being good to being great.

Vintage 2017 at Serrat

The 2017 growing season was characterised by an even and mild spring, that led into a cool and mild summer. There were plenty of fine and mild days. In fact it was very similar to 2015 and 2010, in terms of the weather and. as it turns out, the wines as well.

We began picking in late February with the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir and finished in early April with the Grenache Noir and the Italians. The 2017 wines are as good a set of wines as we have produced from this vineyard. They are fine, detailed, beautifully balanced and captivating. It seems to us, at this early stage, this is the highest quality vintage we have seen at Serrat.

The 2017 growing season was characterised by an even and mild spring, that led into a cool and mild summer. There were plenty of fine and mild days. In fact, it was very similar to 2015 and 2010, in terms of the weather and as it turns out the wines as well.

We began picking in later February with the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir and finished in early April with the Grenache Noir and the Italians. The 2017 wines are as good a set of wines as we have produced from this vineyard. They fine, detailed, beautifully balanced and captivating. It seems to us at this early stage this is the highest quality vintage we have seen at Serrat.