Basket Range Estate Pinot Noir 2024 from the Broderick family vineyard in Basket Range is a concentrated, elegant Adelaide Hills Pinot that shows the cooler, south and south‑east facing blocks at their best – all red fruit, earth and fine structure in the glass. This 2024 Estate Pinot Noir is a small‑volume selection of MV6 and 777 clones, mostly from the cooler sites, made with gentle handling and matured in French oak to emphasise detail over weight. It’s very much the estate’s “serious” Pinot – built to drink beautifully now and unfold further with a few years in the cellar.

On the nose, expect cherry compote, red earth and forest floor with touches of raspberry, blood orange, dried herb and subtle spice. The palate is medium‑bodied but powerful for Pinot, with layered red and black cherry, hints of red licorice, orange rind and crushed dry herbs over an elegant, savoury core. Tannins are fine yet assertive, giving real shape and length, while bright acidity keeps everything fresh, refined and moreish.

Basket Range Estate Pinot Noir 2024 is superb with roast duck, mushroom risotto, lamb backstrap, chargrilled salmon or a good burger, where its mix of fruit, earth and spice really sings. It also shines alongside charcuterie, hard cheeses or a roast beetroot and goat’s cheese salad – serve just lightly chilled or cool room temperature to let the perfume and texture open up. If you’re chasing a serious, site‑driven Adelaide Hills Pinot with genuine cellar potential, Basket Range Estate Pinot Noir 2024 is a standout in the range.