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The Blind Spot Yarra Valley Pinot Meunier 2021
Wine characteristics
- Red Wine
- Meunier
- 75cl
- Now to 2024
- 11% Alcohol
- no oak influence
- Cork, diam
Blind Spot
The Blind spot range of wines is made exclusively for us by renowned Australian winemaker, Mac Forbes. The way we work with Mac has evolved over time. For the last decade or so Mac had been seeking out parcels of wines from his extensive book of contacts and choosing those that showed delicious potential to bottle for us rather than seeing them disappear into the obscurity of big brand blends. They were far too good for that and the popularity of the range proved time and again that Mac’s judgements were spot on.
Now, the situation has evolved, and we have taken advantage of Mac’s unique position, knowledge on the ground, contacts books, and his undoubted and enviable talents to seek out great grapes for him to make wine from rather than sourcing wines that are already made. We fund the purchase of the grapes, often paying for them more than 12 months in advance of the wine being available, which is a first for The Wine Society and gives Mac the opportunity to be first in line to select fruit from vineyards he is excited about. The advantages are manifold. We get the winemaking of a talented, indeed renowned, winemaker; we have greater involvement in what gets made and how; there is better traceability of the fruit and how it is grown; and the wines can express their terroir when appropriate. It’s a win-win-win, and dare we say it, win, situation!
We have reduced the range size too, giving us greater and clearer focus, and allowing Mac to highlight the...
Decanter
Read moreMust-try red: Yarra winemaker Mac Forbes scours Australia for top parcels of grapes and the bespoke bottlings are offered exclusively to Wine Society members. From 20-year-old vines formerly used for...
joannasimon.com
Read moreWine of the Week: It's no exaggeration to say I've never had a wine quite like this. Usually I can say a wine reminds me of so-and-so, or it's a bit like something else, but this pinot meunier, which...
Midweek Wines
Australian take on a champagne grape to create (almost) rosé wine with gentle raspberry and red currant flavours.
The Guardian
The striking graphics highlight the unconventional use of a grape more normally found in champagne. A gloriously fragrant, light red – or is it a rosé? You decide.
Lynn News
Read morePinot meunier is a black grape that's associated with Champagne, where it adds fruitiness. Light in colour, yet packing a raspberry and cherry punch, this is a gently intense wine that would be wonderful...
joannasimon.com
Read moreThis is being offered as a red wine, but it's deep pink, should be served lightly chilled, or even colder, and works beautifully as an aperitif. It also goes well with food, but I'm going to say more...