Serrat Pinot Noir 2024 is a powerful yet refined single-estate Pinot, showcasing the extraordinary intensity and detail achievable from one of the Yarra Valley’s most densely planted vineyards—8,800 vines per hectare, yielding roughly one bottle per vine. This meticulous viticulture produces a wine of remarkable perfume, structure, and long-term cellaring potential.
Composed of MV6, Pommard, 848 and 667 clones, the 2024 vintage included around 30% whole bunch in fermentation, adding aromatic lift and fine-boned structure. Matured for 11 months on lees in 500 L French oak puncheons (25% new Tronçais), it balances richness and elegance with a silken, voluminous mouthfeel.
The bouquet opens with dark cherry, plum, strawberry, and raspberry, layered with rose petals, spice, and earthy hints. On the palate, it is supple yet structured, carrying layers of vibrant red fruit and fine tannins to a long, mineral finish. Best enjoyed from 2030 to 2040.
Small-Batch Detail
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Region: Yarra Valley, Victoria
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Vineyard: Serrat Estate, Yarra Glen; 8,800 vines/ha, north-facing
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Soil: Grey to grey-brown clay with buckshot gravels over red-brown clay and ancient mudstone
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Clones: MV6, Pommard, 848, 667
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Fermentation: ~30% whole bunch, wild yeast
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Maturation: 11 months in 500 L French oak puncheons (25% new Tronçais)
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Alcohol: ~13.5%
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Cellaring: 2030–2040
Expert Review
⭐ 97 Points – Halliday Wine Companion
“A wonderful bouquet redolent of pure cherry and raspberry with hints of earth, rose and spice. The still youthful palate shows terrific texture and mouthfeel, with firm yet supple tannins promising a brilliant future.”
Consistency of Excellence
Serrat Pinot Noir is widely regarded as one of the Yarra Valley’s finest. The 2021 and 2022 vintages each received 97 points, while 2023 achieved a stellar 98 points in the Halliday Wine Companion, confirming this as a consistently world-class wine.
FinePinot Note
Elegant and deeply expressive, Serrat Pinot Noir 2024 captures the essence of close-planted Yarra Valley Pinot—perfumed, structured, and persistently high in quality. Ideal with slow-roast duck, truffle risotto, or venison with thyme.
