2023 Garagiste Terre de Feu Pinot Noir

The 2023 Garagiste Terre de Feu Pinot Noir stands as the pinnacle of Garagiste's offerings, sourced from a unique half-acre of 20-year-old vines in the Merricks Grove vineyard. This special reserve wine, named "Land of Fire" for its iron-rich ferrosol soils, showcases remarkable depth and intensity.

Fermented as 100% whole bunches and left unfined and unfiltered, the Terre de Feu captures every nuance of its distinct terroir. In the cooler 2023 vintage, winemaker Barney gently managed the fruit, allowing it to spend 25 days on skins before ageing for 10 months in 25% new oak hogsheads.

The result is a powerful, highly perfumed Pinot Noir with lovely savoury, smoky complexity. Its concentrated flavours and open, expressive nature make it a standout even amongst the very best of the Mornington Peninsula.

96 points
" The ripe fruit sucks it all up, adding flavours of black and morello cherries, poached rhubarb, Italian bitter herbs, chinotto and a distinct stony/ferrous character. There’s a real refreshment to this, the tannins have some grip bolstering the palate. One of the best Terre du Feu to date."
- Jane Faulkner (Halliday Wine Companion)

96 points
"This is so unique and compelling, taking you on a journey as it shapeshifts and deepens in the glass... Incredible length and character. This has so many years ahead of it, and I’m wholly intrigued about the levels of complexity age will bring. An exciting release."
- Tom Kline (Inside Burgundy)

94 points
"This is an overt, and kind of extreme version of Pinot Noir, though it works... It’s a wild ride all right, but does have length and an irrepressible character. Wheatgerm in the aftertaste. Must be good for you? It’s a *lot*, though I really like it."
- Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)