Fetherston Estate Pinot Noir 2023 by Fetherston Vintners from the Yarra Valley is a quietly confident, perfumed cool‑climate Pinot that focuses on red‑fruit purity, fine tannins and sheer drinkability. Crafted from hand‑picked MV6 clone fruit across Yarra Glen and Gembrook with a touch of whole bunch and restrained French oak, this Fetherston Estate Pinot Noir 2023 shows wild strawberry, red cherry and cranberry layered with rose petal, pomegranate and a gentle earthy undertone.

The palate is light‑ to medium‑bodied and silky, with red berries, cherry and plum skin gliding across fine, gently grippy tannins and bright natural acidity that keeps everything fresh and poised. It’s powerful, perfumed and persistent without feeling heavy – a dead‑serious Yarra Pinot that still slips down beautifully at the dinner table, finishing long and lifted with cool‑climate spice and a whisper of forest floor.

This style is tailor‑made for duck breast with cherry glaze, roast chicken, pork tenderloin, mushroom gnocchi, grilled salmon and charcuterie, especially served slightly cool to emphasise its perfume. Fetherston Estate Pinot Noir 2023 is drinking well now yet has structure to age for six to eight years, gaining extra savoury detail and complexity.