Tokar Estate Yarra Junction Reserve Pinot Noir 2023

Review: Tokar Estate Yarra Junction Reserve Pinot Noir 2023

The ‘standard’ Tokar Pinot was a rare miss, but this single vineyard fancy wine is a blinder. A bad bottle for the former? Was I feeling a bit grumpy? Who knows, but this Tokar Estate Yarra Junction Reserve Pinot Noir 2023 (long name that) is a delight. From a nearly 25-year-old vineyard at Yarra Junction, this Pinot is driven by very ripe fruit, a real clarity of red cherry and cola and a spicy bunchy twist. It’s a thicker, darker wine for Tokar, but with a drink-me-now sort of meaty hulking power through the middle, and firm tannins to finish. Superior.

    THE VERDICT

  • Best drinking: now
  • Score (out of 20): 18.5
  • Score (out of 100): 94
  • Alcohol %: 14.2
  • RRP (in $AUD): 75
  • Winery website: https://www.tokarestate.com.au/
  • Would I buy it?: worth a few glasses
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One response to “Review: Tokar Estate Yarra Junction Reserve Pinot Noir 2023”

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    Beefarmer

    Tokar are always of good or better imbibing for the ones I have had. Bring back Covid please when I was getting a 6 pack of good assorted reds and whites for $99 delivered mind you including their black labelled stuff as well. I loved their shiraz tempy blend I think it was and their kardonnays have finesse.

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