Shadowfax Straws Lane Pinot Noir 2021 from Shadowfax Wines in the high‑altitude Straws Lane vineyard, Macedon Ranges, is a beautifully poised, single‑vineyard Pinot Noir that radiates cool‑climate elegance, lifted perfume and serious structure in a very fine, quietly powerful style. It is crafted from hand‑picked fruit at around 800 metres, giving you purity, tension and real site expression in the glass.

Aromatically, it’s all violet, maraschino cherry and mixed forest berries, laced with fine spice notes of dried sage, lemongrass and a touch of charcuterie and graphite that add savoury intrigue. The palate flows with cherry, raspberry and cherry‑pit bitterness, layered with mocha, Campari‑like complexity and a precise frame of lacy fine tannins and bright acidity, finishing long, persistent and ever‑evolving as it opens in the glass.

For food, Shadowfax Straws Lane Pinot Noir 2021 is superb with roast duck, grilled salmon, pork fillet or mushroom‑rich dishes where those silky but insistent tannins and cool acidity really cut through. It also shines alongside charcuterie, hard cheeses and herb‑roasted chicken, making it a brilliant choice for refined, cool‑weather dinners and anyone chasing a Burgundian‑leaning, high‑altitude Aussie Pinot.