{"title":"Yabby Lake","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs you will read below, Tom Carson is Pinot pedigree is revered. However, his fabulous work with Chardonnay often goes under the radar. Fortunately, Julia Harding recently did a big piece on Aussie Chard and unsurprisingly, Tom's handywork down in Victoria has featured. At most points where minerality, precision, steeliness or focus were concerned, the Yabby name was mentioned. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYabby Lake Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e50\/50 Mendoza and Penfolds 58 clones. 25-year-old vineyard. One of the few wines in this tasting with a stony-mineral impression and more austerity. Herbal citrus, with masses of tension balanced by the very slight grip in the texture. Structured and fresh, with a likely long life ahead. (JH)\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e17.5\/20 -\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehttps:\/\/www.jancisrobinson.com\/articles\/celebrating-australian-chardonnay\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e************************ \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen you want to know what the weather will be like tomorrow you check the weather forecast. When you want to drink peerless Aussie pinot, you look to Tom Carson. Tom’s lifelong obsession with this obsession-forming of grapes took him to some of the best domaines in Burgundy to dig down into the minutiae of what perfect pinot noir is all about.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's been said that, when he’s not working, he is spending his hard-earned wages on obscenely over-priced bottles of Vosne-Romanée and poring over their finest details in uber-geeky tastings with his inner circle of pinot-obsessed friends. His love of this grape and his tirelessly analytical mind has earned him more accolades and awards – when he won the coveted Jimmy Watson trophy (Oz’s top wine prize) in 2013, he was the first person ever to do so with pinot – than he knows what to do with. But more than that: it has helped him to redefine the Aussie approach to winemaking - with a Burgundian focus on vineyard site and soil, as manifest with his work at Yabby Lake in Mornington - and terroir taking precedence over cellar-based chicanery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt was really with Yabby Lake that Tom established himself as Mr Pinot. His search for the perfect Aussie terroir for pinot (and chardonnay) led him to the Yarra Valley. Few people know the vineyards of Yarra better than Tom. Now, having achieved pretty much everything there is to achieve in wine, Tom has launched his own special project, Distant Noises – which is his attempt to do that rare thing of making high-quality wine that is accessible to many. His Distant Noises pinot makes absolutely no compromises on quality (hand-harvested fruit from the valley floor around Yarra Glen, top barrels from Tonnellerie de Mercurey in Burgundy, etc…), but comes at a price that leaves you wondering what sorcery he is involved in. Has he gone mad? Did he get the price wrong? We’ll not inquire too far, rather simply revel in the rare gift he’s given us: cracking pinot at an affordable price.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"yabby-lake-single-vineyard-pinot-noir-2018","title":"Pinot Noir Single Vineyard Yabby Lake 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eA library edition of Yabby Lake Single Vineyard Pinot Noir. \"Deep crimson, the bouquet opens with red and dark fruits, asian spice and a fragrant floral lift. The palate is finely, structured, with the finest of tannins running with a line of cherry, wild strawberry and a host of darker fruits. 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White stone fruits, grapefruit pith, citrus blossom and flinty, nutty complexity. There’s intensity here, but it’s tightly wrapped, with a piercing line of acidity and chalky structure that promises a long future ahead. 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