2024 Wickhams Road Yarra Valley Pinot Noir

Pretty as a picture Pinot from the Yarra Valley. Amazing value on offer here once again under this label.
4.4
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
18 Reviews

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Few producers can deliver Pinot Noir with as much value and character as Hoddles Creek, and the 2024 Wickhams Road Yarra Valley Pinot Noir is a perfect example of their skill.

Crafted from Upper Yarra fruit, including experimental blocks from the Hoddles Creek estate, this Pinot is made with precision and care. A 20% whole-bunch ferment adds fine tannins and subtle spice, while 20 days on skins builds texture and complexity. Bottled without fining or filtration, it’s a pure expression of its cool-climate origins.

The wine opens with aromas of dark berries and a hint of savoury spice. The palate is smooth and juicy, offering black cherry and plum flavours with bright acidity and a clean, polished finish. It’s versatile and approachable, equally at home with food or on its own.

A thoughtful and balanced Pinot Noir that reflects the Yarra Valley’s finesse and charm.

"It’s a good wine, and delivers plenty of Pinot Noir flavour at a very keen price."
- Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

89 points - "Ripe strawberry, raspberry frogs, some spicy oak, peanut brittle. It’s a more fleshy iteration of this wine, plenty of ripe red fruit and cherry, something a bit earthy and autumnal, rhubarb even, with some grainy tannin, cinnamon, and a slightly warm finish of solid length and orange peel bitterness. It’s a good wine, and delivers plenty of Pinot Noir flavour at a very keen price." - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

Customer Reviews

4.4
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
Based on 18 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 8 Total 4 star reviews: 9 Total 3 star reviews: 1 Total 2 star reviews: 0 Total 1 star reviews: 0
18 reviews
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    Ash M.
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    2 months ago
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    Rated 3 out of 5 stars
    2023 Wickhams Road Yarra Valley Pinot Noir

    This is a nice great value wine!

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    Chrissie M.
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    4 months ago
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    2023 Wickhams Road Yarra Valley Pinot Noir
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    Amazing value

    I don’t know how Franco does it but this is definitely the best Pinot you can buy at this price point.

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    Allison Q.
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    5 months ago
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    2023 Wickhams Road Yarra Valley Pinot Noir
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Super light Pinot

    super light and far too easy to drink.

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More forward than the Estate range, this Pinot has a dark berry nose with a black cherries and plum on the palate. A combination of Upper Yarra Valley fruit and some experimental blocks off Hoddles. The wine sees about 20% whole bunches in the ferment to give spice and fine tannins. Spends about 20 days on skins and is bottled without fining or filtration.

Price Bracket $30 or Less
Type Red
Body Light Bodied
Variety Pinot Noir
Country Australia
Region Yarra Valley
Australian State VIC
Reviewed By The Wine Front
Critic Score 89
Alcohol 14%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2024
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Hoddles Creek Estate

Hoddles Creek Estate lays a serious claim to being one of the best value producers in Australia.

Led by the extremely hardworking winemaking guru Franco D’Anna, the Hoddles team crafts wonderful Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in particular that seriously overdeliver at all price points.

The wines are all made from fruit grown on their family vineyard in the Upper Yarra Valley. A must-try for Yarra Valley fans and bargain hunters alike!

Winemaker Franco D'Anna - Yarra Valley, VIC Discover Hoddles Creek

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