2022 Wantirna Estate Lily Pinot Noir

Highly Rated
Full of finesse, texture and flavour, the Lily is one of the Yarra Valley's best Pinots

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The Lily Pinot Noir is all about complexity and layers, thanks to its three distinct vineyard blocks, each contributing something unique.

Vines from the Mature block give savoury tones and fine tannins, while the Front block brings spice and the Fruit Tree block adds a burst of juicy fruit.

The 2022 vintage, after nearly 18 months in bottle, is really coming into its own. The oak has beautifully integrated, letting the vibrant fruit flavours shine.

Expect red fruits, a hint of orange peel, rose oil, and a subtle amaro-like bitterness on the palate. The finish is long, bold, and charismatic—a truly engaging wine.

95 points
“Charismatic and maybe even idiosyncratic, but yes, it’s very good.”
- Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

The vineyard has three distinct blocks of pinot noir and these are all hand
harvested separately. Despite the vineyard area being only ten acres in
total, the different blocks each deliver quite unique characters and often
there is up to 2 weeks difference in the harvest dates. The mature block
- with vines dating back to the early 1970s, gives the wine its savoury
tones and fine tannins. The Front block fruit is spicy whilst the Fruit Tree
block is generously fruity. Each component adds complexity when
blended together, making the style of pinot noir that Wantirna Estate is
known for.
The 2022 Lily pinot noir, with nearly 18 months in bottle is really starting to show itself. The wine has developed beautifully, the oak has intergrated to become a background flavour and the fruit has really begun to sing. Juicy fruit flavours and tannins balancing the wine to the finish. 2022 is really a lovely Lily! . - Maryann Egan

95 points - "This is a very interesting wine, and really quite engaging. Red fruits, orange peel, spice, red capsicum, rose oil, with some cedar oak in tow. It’s perhaps a little deeper and more concentrated than is usual, has quite some amaro character in the mix, strawberry and raspberry, poached rhubarb, a little bit earthy, not least in the tannin department, and offers a bold finish of excellent length. Charismatic and maybe even idiosyncratic, but yes, it’s very good." - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

Wantirna Estate

Wantirna Estate is a family affair, founded in 1963 by Reg and Bertina Egan.

This bucolic old-world-inspired vineyard is located not far from Melbourne town centre; now surrounded by suburbia, the proverbial rose amongst the thorns.

Now run primarily by Reg and Bertina's daughter Maryann, the estate produces a small premium range of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and classic medium-bodied Bordeaux blends that are elegant, classic and exceptional options for the cellar.

Reg describes their vineyard as a "never-ending world of change and enchantment".

Reg & Maryann Egan Wantirna Estate

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