2022 Bannockburn Serré Pinot Noir
The Collective Review
Is this the watershed moment for Australian Pinot?
After a two-year hiatus, the 2022 Bannockburn Serre returns with another spine-tingling masterpiece from the oldest close-planted vineyard in Australia. Does Australian Pinot have a new contender on the world stage, one that can take on the might of GC Burgundy?
We think so.
Is it better than the acclaimed 99-point Pinot of the Year from the 2017 vintage? Absolutely. Is it superior to anything Bannockburn has ever crafted before? Undoubtedly. Could it rival most Grand Cru wines with hefty $1000 price tags? We think it can hold its own.
It’s almost incandescent, with quiet power, intensity and deep old-vine concentration. The senses are immediately overloaded with campfire & balsamic, amaro cherries & sarsparilla, earth, rhubarb and plum. Greatness awaits for those who are patient.
Our allocation is extraordinarily tight, and we just know these bottles will be sold in a flash. Don’t miss your chance to secure one of the most remarkable wines of 2023.
“Serré, planted in 1984 and extended in 1986, certified organic in 2021, is planted to 1.2m x 1.2m vine spacing, MV6 clone Pinot Noir on own roots. It is likely that this is the oldest high-density planting of Pinot Noir in Australia. Due for release on September 1. This release is a wonder to behold. It’s firm, svelte, powerful and complex, with terrific length and all-round conviction. It’s a wine with X-factor. It tastes of earth and macerated cherries, strawberries and woodsy spice, undergrowth and fresh beet. It captivates you at hello and makes you sorrowful at goodbye. This is Bannockburn at its best, its greatness bell clear. Read more
Critic Reviews
“Serré, planted in 1984 and extended in 1986, certified organic in 2021, is planted to 1.2m x 1.2m vine spacing, MV6 clone Pinot Noir on own roots. It is likely that this is the oldest high-density planting of Pinot Noir in Australia. Due for release on September 1. This release is a wonder to behold. It’s firm, svelte, powerful and complex, with terrific length and all-round conviction. It’s a wine with X-factor. It tastes of earth and macerated cherries, strawberries and woodsy spice, undergrowth and fresh beet. It captivates you at hello and makes you sorrowful at goodbye. This is Bannockburn at its best, its greatness bell clear.
A densely planted site, nigh on Burgundian density, underlain by limestone and a maritime tang. This is very good. A bunchy, woodsy campfire spice segues effortlessly to cherry amaro, damson, ume and the fiery waft of the souk. Barely mid-weighted of feel, so detailed and ethereal is it. Intense of flavor and incandescent of energy. Best after 2026. Screw cap.
Technical Attributes
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Producer: Bannockburn Wines
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Varietal: Pinot Noir
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Region: Geelong
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Net volume: 750ml
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Vintage: 2022
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Style GuideLight Intense
Producer: Bannockburn Wines
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Region: Geelong
Net volume: 750ml
Vintage: 2022
Tasting Notes
The 2022 vintage offers a wine of quiet power, intensity, and deep old vine concentration. Tightly coiled in its youth but as the wine relaxes, the layers will emerge.
Winemakers Note
Serré, planted in 1984 and extended in 1986, likely the oldest high-density planting of Pinot Noir in Australia. Naturally low yielding, this vineyard is responsible for some of our finest, most powerful and most long-lived Pinot Noir wines.
Fruit was handpicked between 21-23rd March, then completely destemmed, and fermented on skins for 10 days, before pressing to French oak hogshead barrels of which 33% was new. The wine was then left undisturbed and went through malolactic fermentation in Spring and was blended and bottled in February.
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