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2015 By Farr Farrside Pinot Noir
- Geelong, Australia
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 149 / 750ml
- Red - Light and Perfumed
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Producer tasting notes: "Each vintage of Farrside pinot noir exhibits more masculinity, structure and savoury components, while deep meaty, spicy and mineral flavours also continue to evolve. A balanced array of red and black fruits, Farrside pinot noir is fresh and edgy with bucketloads of character. This is a firm yet delicate wine with a long-textured finish." - Wine by Farr
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Highlights
- From Geelong, Australia
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 149 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Light and Perfumed
- Pinot Noir
- Pairs well with Chicken and Turkey
Winery
Wine by Farr is a wine producer based in Bannockburn, in the cool and dry Moorabool Valley in the Geelong subregion of Victoria, South Australia. The estate produces a range of red, white and rosé wines from the likes of Pinot...
Details
- Alcohol ABV
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13.5 - 14%
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Blend
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100% Pinot Noir
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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French
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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The Farrside vineyard sits on a northeast-facing slope and consists of limestone topped with black volcanic soil. The vines were planted in 2001 and run east-west to protect the fruit from overexposure to the sun. The clones are a mixture of 114, 115, 777, 667 and MV6. Even though the Farrside and Sangreal vineyards are only 300 metres apart, the darker soils and cooler growing conditions of the Farrside vineyard mean these grapes are picked 10 to 12 days after all others and produce a more masculine and edgy wine.
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- Winemaking
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The fruit is hand-picked and sorted in the vineyard, then fermented in an open-top fermenter. Between 40 to 50 per cent of the fruit will be stemmed and then cold soaked for four days. We use only the natural yeast for the fermentation process, which takes roughly 12 days. Grape-stomping (known as pigeage) will occur two to three times a day depending on the amount of extraction required.
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- Ageing
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the wine is then placed in 50 to 60 per cent new Allier barrels by gravity. It is racked by gas after secondary fermentation, then again at 18 months to be bottled.
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- Producer Tasting Notes
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Each vintage of Farrside pinot noir exhibits more masculinity, structure and savoury components, while deep meaty, spicy and mineral flavours also continue to evolve. A balanced array of red and black fruits, Farrside pinot noir is fresh and edgy with bucketloads of character. This is a firm yet delicate wine with a long-textured finish.
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About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Jamon de pato Starter Course
- Duck ham, pear and pecorino cream
- Argentinian
- Duck with pineapple Main Course
- Chinese
- Pizza American Main Course
- Pepperoni, mozzarella and tomato
- Italian
- Belted Galloway Bone-in-ribeye Main Course
- Tender marbled beed from a traditional Scottish breed
- Western
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Vintage quality: Excellent
Current condition: Ready to drink, will keep
Overall, Australia enjoyed a very good 2015 vintage, although it was markedly smaller than usual.
The growing season began with a warmer than usual spring, although Margaret River did see some heavy rains, which cut yields. Victoria had a cooler than usua...
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