Tasting Notes
In late 2022, the Kirby family purchased a 12 hectare property in Campania, Tasmania - deep in the heart of the Coal River Valley. The Kirby family along with general manager and winemaker Tom Carson had long-held a desire to expand the winery’s pinot noir footprint. Tom’s search for the right vineyard soon led him to Tasmania, an incredibly exciting region for pinot noir. This is their first release and the volumes are tiny - just 150 dozen made, and the Chardonnay less than half of that. Lovely deep crimson colour. The aromas are dark berry fruited, with floral note and a spicy lift. The palate is plush and rounded with fine grained tannins and serious depth of fruit. Long and fine on the finish.
More Info
Tom Carson is a true winemaker's winemaker, an uber-geek known for his forensic attention to detail Lured to join Yabby Lake by the incredible efforts and attention to detail that were put into establishing the vineyard in terms of site and soil analysis, it's here that winemaker Tom has truly become known as a don of Pinot Noir. And his Chardonnay ain't half bad either!