Bindi Dixon Pinot Noir 2025

The Dixon comes from part of the original 1988 planting of Pinot Noir at Bindi and some
of the 2001 Kaye vineyard. As always, it's bottled a little earlier than the other five Bindi
Pinot Noirs; at ten months rather than 15. The wine is made with destemmed fruit and wild
yeast in open fermenters and matured in small French oak barrels, about 20% new in 2025.
There is a seductive interplay between red and dark cherries and red and dark plums in this
delicious and age worthy wine. On opening there are earth, ginger and roses lifting and with
air the nose gains a racy red berry lift. Already it is smooth and harmonious. There is bright
energy through the palate with gently grippy, chalky tannins carrying the fruit through a
beautifully balanced, long finish. Four more years will see added complexity and such is the
balance and underlying freshness in this wine it will drink well for at least six years after that. Winery note.