Yabby Lake Tasmania Coal River Pinot Noir 2023

In ’22, Yabby Lake bought a site in the Coal River Valley at Campania planted in '17 to 5ha of pinot noir and chardonnay. Ta da! This is the inaugural release and, for such young vines, a lovely drink. Lots of upfront dark fruit aromas and flavours, cherry cola, cocoa, blueberries, black cherries and plenty of savouriness throughout. It’s composed, detailed, with beautiful, quite ethereal, tannins and fine acidity easing off the mid-weighted palate. An impressive debut. Points: 95/100

Halliday Wine Companion ∙ 25th Feb 2025

The nose is perfumed and lifted with aromas of damson plums, wild blackberries, violets and cinnamon bark. The medium-bodied palate has finely integrated tannins and bright acidity, showing notes of dark cherries, dried herbs, orange rind and cedar. Very complex and tightly wound, this will unravel for many years to come. Exceptional. Premiere release from newly acquired vineyard. Drink or hold. Screw cap. Points: 97/100

James Suckling Top 100 Wines of Australia 2024 ∙ 14th Dec 2024

This is very good. It’s not fruit-forward but it has depth, complexity and length, and that’s exactly what you want. It also has a structural firmness, its tannin in particular marching through the back half of the wine in duplicated steps, as if it means business. Undergrowth, smoked herbs, macerated cherries and mint characters are strung together in a gently reductive bow. This wine unfolds appreciably – or at least its flavours do – as it rests in the glass. You’d expect it to mature well. 94+ Points: 94/100

The Wine Front ∙ 22nd Oct 2024

Deep and bright -red-purple colour, the bouquet plummy, dark-cherry—rich and ripe—with Campari/balsamic herb overtones. The wine is full in the mouth and rich, concentration and depth of flavour are impressive, the tannins abundant and fleshy, coating the mouth and complementing the intense, profound fruit flavour. Outstanding pinot noir. Long, long carry. Points: 95/100

The Real Review ∙ 12th Oct 2024