Last week in Burgundy, I kept thinking about the Oakridge Henk Pinot Noir below.
I cracked the bottle just days before I got on a plane, and it was so interesting how it sat with as a mental benchmark – a vivid reminder of how delicious and varietal and right Australian Pinot Noir can be, all for a fraction of the price of so many storied wines I tried in my Burgundian travels.
Sure, the Yarra Pinot isn’t going to topple Cécile Tremblay’s frankly incredible 2023 Échezeaux. It’s not even the fanciest expression from the Henk Vineyard in the Oakridge range. But it worked as a vehicle, reminding both how the cream of Australian wine is Grand-Cru good and the old world doesn’t have a monopoly on great wine.
On that theme, now is the time to highlight some Australian wines I admired in recent weeks. Notably, not all the wines below are world-beaters, but every one of them deserves celebrating.
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