Best's Great Western Old Vine Pinot Meunier 2024

The Millers Burgundy vineyard, first planted in 1868, is made up of mostly Pinot Meunier and a little Pinot Noir. This unique vineyard block is treated with meticulous care and in good vintages this block is made into a ‘single vineyard’ wine. The grapes are hand-picked, hand-sorted and hand-plunged in open vats and aged in French oak barrels.

An excellent season with near perfect growing conditions right through to harvest. Adequate winter and spring rainfalls set the wines up to burst into life and sustain beautifully balanced growth throughout the summer. Autumn was ideal with little rainfall and warm conditions to ensure the grapes matured gracefully.

'Off the 2 blocks from original plantings in 1868. The original and still the best, old vines bring such complexity and depth to this wine.

Fragrant in cranberry, red cherry and wild strawberry fruits that meld with dried herbs, rosehip and musk.

Medium bodied, it offers upbeat cherry-led flavours that are bright and brisk across the palate with background herbals and a note of red licorice.

Sinewy, fine tannins provide both juciness and a sense of elegance." 12.5% Rating 95 points

Halliday Wine Companion-Winter 2025 Jeni Port