The Premium Pinot Noir Collection features 3 bottles each from 3 different regions of Australia which not only scored 96 Points or better from Australia's leading Wine Critics but also shows the diversity of this variety with an example from the Mornington Peninsula, Tasmania, and two from the Yarra Valley.

The StarDozen consists of the following:

3 bottles      Punch Close Planted Yarra Pinot Noir 2019
3 bottles      Thousand Candles Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021
3 bottles      Bream Creek Tasmania Pinot Noir 2023
3 bottles      Dexter Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2022

Punch Close Planted Yarra Pinot Noir 2019
Planted in 1989, this tiny 0.25ha vineyard houses the oldest close-planted pinot vines in the Yarra Valley. 30% whole bunches, 17 days on skins. Matured 13 months in barrel, 50% new. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. A very bright, medium, crimson red. Lifted and aromatic with exotic forest-floor fruits, ferrous notes, pomegranate and whole-bunch-derived dried herbs and fennel seeds. The equally impressive palate is concentrated, layered and effortless. This is a pleasure to drink, even now. Ripe, fine and persistent tannins make for a wine that will provide years of enjoyment, but you will need to be quick: only 80 dozen were made. Drink to: 2037; Price: $80.00; Alcohol: 14%; Rating: 96 Points; James Halliday Wine Companion

Thousand Candles Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021
Whole bunches (50%), gentle handling with no pumpovers or plunging. Matured in seasoned French barriques. Excellent wines from Thousand Candles in 2021, thoroughly deserving of the Best Small Producer trophy they picked up at the 2022 Yarra Valley Wine Show. A bright crimson red. A gently textured wine that was made with respect for the fruit with real persistence and finesse. There's lovely purity to the aromas of red cherries, small, wild strawberries, violets and spice. The whole bunches are barely perceptible, and velvety, quite firm and persistent tannins are in complete harmony with the wine, too. Date: Jan 2023; Alcohol: 13%; Price: $65.00; Drink by: 2028; Rating: 96 Points & Special Value Star; James Halliday Wine Companion

Bream Creek Tasmania Pinot Noir 2023
Trophy - Best Wine; Royal Sydney Wine Show 2024
Trophy - Best Red; Royal Sydney Wine Show 2024
Trophy - Best Pinot Noir; Royal Sydney Wine Show 2024
Trophy - Best Wine; National Cool Climate Wine Show 2024
Trophy - Best Red; National Cool Climate Wine Show 2024
Trophy - Best Pinot Noir; National Cool Climate Wine Show 2024
Trophy - Best Pinot Noir; Royal Queensland Wine Show 2024
Gold Medal & 97 Points; Royal Sydney Wine Show 2024
Gold Medal & 96 Points; National Cool Climate Wine Show 2024
Gold Medal & 96 Points; Royal Queensland Wine Show 2024
Gold Medal; International Wine & Spirits Awards 2024

Dexter Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2022
Bright, medium-full crimson colour, purple-tinted, with lovely purity of ripe cherry aromas, the fruit doing all the talking. Traces of spices and balsamic herbs. A fruit-sweet core with ample tannins surrounding it, adding structure and length. Impressive pinot, which is fresh and youthful and promises a bright future. Date: May 2023; Alcohol: 13.5%; Price: $65.00; Drink: 2023-2035; Rating: 96 Points; Huon Hooke; The Real Review