The entry level Yering Station Pinot Noir suffers from the same malady as its Chardonnay sibling. It’s over-ripe. There’s little excuse to be found in the vintage. 2010 was an excellent growing season in the Yarra and the best wines have real balance, fine structures and vitality. That’s just not the case with this one.
Hyper concentrated with sweet glacé cherries, strawberry jam, lifted mint and a little chocolate. A sonorous and cumbersome palate perforated by spiky acidity delivers what you’d expect from the nose with a spicy coda added for good measure. Not much length or complexity but there is plenty of weight. Average
Region: Yarra Valley
Alcohol: 13.5%
Closure: Screwcap
Price: $18
Tasted: November 2011