This is a new release Pinot from Owen and his little team at Eastern Peake. A blend of 4 vineyards, it is lacy and bright, with fine fruit and a delicacy that is very pretty. Red fruit, gentle brown spices and very lovely, soft tannins and a tapering finish. A delightful introduction to what this part of Victoria is all about.

Eastern Peake was founded in 1983, by Norman Latta. Norm is a bit of a hero in Central Victoria, due to his pioneering ways and friendship with iconic winemaker Trevore Mast. Sadly, due to an accident, he had to give up winemaking when his son Owen was still a teenager. Young Owen didn't shirk, and threw himself into the task. Fast forward to today, and Owen is one of the most respected young winemakers in Australia, and the quality of his family winery is better than ever. The vineyard at Eastern Peake sits on a high plateau, 430 metres above sea level on the Great Dividing Range. It's planted to Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, and they source some local Shiraz. The vineyards were dry grown for almost 20 years until recently, when climate change changing the weather pattens, resulting in a lack of rain at the right time during the crucial moments of the season. This hasn't deterred the Lattas, still to this day a cohesive family unit, that are producing some of Victoria's best wines. So great to be able to drink a svelte, complex Pinot Noir in the prime of it's life. This 2007 Pinot from Eastern Peake shows off so much of what is great about the high-quality central Victorian vineyards. This has the full spectrum of dried red fruits, cured meat, bay leaf and vanilla pod. Some dried rose petal rounds out the picture. Very lovely, soft tannins and a tapering finish.