Mac Forbes EB86 ‘Showdown #4’ Pinot Noir Gamay 2023 from Mac Forbes in the Yarra Valley is a super‑vibrant, worker’s‑style red that takes its cue from Bourgogne Passe‑Tout‑Grains – bright, juicy and built for sheer drinking pleasure. It is one of the most playful wines in the Experimental Batch line‑up.

In the glass, Mac Forbes EB86 Showdown #4 2023 is heady and brooding at once, with dark fresh cherry, rhubarb, baking spice and mulchy herbal notes leaping from the glass thanks to a lick of whole bunch and time in concrete. The palate is all bright, juicy red fruits with a sinewy, seamless structure knitting Pinot Noir and Gamay together, finishing fresh, supple and insanely moreish at 14% alcohol.

This EB86 Pinot Noir/Gamay is spot on slightly chilled with charcuterie, roast chook, duck sausages, mushroom pasta or a simple wood‑fired pizza, where its perfume and crunch really shine. It is a brilliant “fridge‑red” for summer barbecues, long lunches and those evenings when you just want something smashable yet properly made.