Log in / Sign up Farr Rising Pinot Noir 2023
Nick Farr's earlier drinking Pinot Noir offers all the class of a Farr Pinot at a more approachable price point.
Nick Farr's winemaking prowess is yielding some truly excellent wines from his family vineyard in Geelong.
The Farr Rising Pinot Noir comes from a single block on the estate planted in 2001. Three clones on a variety of rootstock planted on a north-facing slope provide fruit with a softness and the signature Farr 'minerality' that is present in most of their red wines.
The fruit is hand harvested, and then sorted in the vineyard. The fruit is fermented in an open-top fermenter, and an average 60 to 70 per cent of it is
destemmed. The wine is placed in 20 to 30 per cent new Allier barrels by gravity. It is racked by gas after secondary fermentation, then again at 18
months to be bottled. Over time, the site has shown that it can certainly stand up to its bigger brothers.
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It has a supple texture and an impressive volume of fruit. It's a great release for Nick, a juicy and vibrant Pinot Noir with great pedigree. It's a perfect place to start to get a handle on the family house style of the Farr dynasty.
