Yabby Lake Pinot Gris 2025

The nose opens up delicately but steadily – first focus is on the lees work, then candied lemon and a hint of ginger, crunchy Golden Delicious apple and cottage cheese, with Nashi pear drop. The texture is in balance with the acidity, which has a lovely freshness and carries both the body and the fruit forward, projecting both into a rather composed length of flavours. It’s a balanced wine, without a hair out of place, and a cool, steely feeling that speaks to Mornington. Points: 91/100

Wine Pilot ∙ 1st Sep 2026

The Single Vineyard in question is Block 2 at Tuerong which resides on sandy clay loam with iron shot stone. Fermentation was in a mix of stainless steel and seasoned oak which brings forth a wine that is both well composed and nicely restrained with solid texture and balance. Delivers aromas of white flowers, apple, nashi pear, citrus, lime peel and light dusting of gingery spice and herbals. Judicious old oak use brings a smooth creaminess aligned to mineral tang and clean brisk acidity with a charming thread of citrus, apple, pear with lime peel. Finishes on a high note of tangy citrus peel and sweet pastille. Sits well in the Mornington Peninsula Gris style, a region that helped pioneer the Gris grape variety in Australia. Points: 93/100

Wine Pilot ∙ 1st Sep 2026

It pours pale and light, matching the aromas and flavours, as it turns out. Some sliced, barely ripe pears, cucamelon with a squirt of refreshing Meyer lemon juice. The palate is soft, as is the acidity. There’s a feathering of lees and just a tug of phenolics adding shape to the finish. A refreshing, enjoyable drink-now style. Points: 90/100

Halliday Wine Companion ∙ 26th May 2026

This delivers fruit flavour with a smidgen of sophistication. It tastes of pears, apples and candied citrus but then it’s also textural, and soft, and wafted ever-so-gently with woodsmoke characters. It works nicely. It’s neither under nor overdone. Points: 91/100

The Wine Front ∙ 19th Aug 2025