2008 Innocent Bystander Pinot Noir Yarra Valley

• By Josh Raynolds
  July/August 2009, IWC Issue #145, (See more on Vinous...)

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Halliday Wine Companion

• By James Halliday
  11/24/2008, (See more on Halliday Wine Companion...)

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The WINEFRONT

• By Campbell Mattinson
  11/21/2008, (See more on The WINEFRONT...)

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Wine Library TV

• By Gary Vaynerchuk
  Australian Wines That Are Under $20 And Scored Well, Episode #791, 12/22/2009, (See more on Wine Library TV...) 90 points

  (Innocent Bystander Pinot Noir) #1; COLOR-medium, can see your hands through the bottle; NOSE-a little tight; some cherry fruit and morning sausage; a little hint of white pepper as well; PALATE- little heat on the back-end, but what really surprises me is how balanced this is; it's light at first, but then it really comes together with a beautiful mid-palate of Slim Jims meeting beautiful ripe, black cherries; and then great silkiness and an outrageously long finish; sour cherries meets strawberries; I get a little floral component; there's a brightness on the end; it's a very fresh Pinot; reminds of really good Burgundian Bourgogne Pinot without the barnyard earthiness; this is what I loved about Santa Barbara Pinot before the "SIDEWAYS" explosion; this is really good Pinot Noir and especially at $15 bones; JR-90; GV-90

RJonWine.com

• By Richard Jennings
  7/26/2009, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 89 points

  (Innocent Bystander Pinot Noir Yarra Valley) Light medium red color with pale meniscus; nice tart and ripe cherry nose; light medium bodied, ripe and tart cherry palate with lime acidity; medium finish