Gippsland is the next great region for Australian Pinot – cool enough to deliver cherry and plum-inflected fruit, and with satin-fine tannins. This vintage really steps things up - it's a great wine. The fruit is just perfect, great intensity but really fine and soft. The texture is soft and silken, and flavours just go on and on. A really great vintage for this wine.

There have been plenty of highly characterful wines coming out of Gippsland in Victoria lately, and Mount Macleod’s produce is no exception. This small and relatively young operation is the second label to Caledonia Australis, a Burgundy-influenced and boutique-sized winery which has been making some fairly sizeable waves in recent years. This has all been thanks to their determination to produce world class wines from their Gippsland vineyards, made with sustainable and organic farming techniques. This winery has a dedication for producing wines which look to France for their finesse and elegance, but have a character and body which is distinctly Australian, and not only that, but distinctly Victorian in their style. Gippsland is a seriously stunning part of the country - why wouldn’t you want to get as much of that natural beauty into the bottle as possible? Mount Macleod has a real focus on Pinot Noir, and their three vineyards in the Leongatha region are perfect for the production of this. Iron-rich, pebbly soils with plenty of drainage bring great minerality to their wines, and the overall effect is one of superb balance and expression. The winery is overseen by talented vintner Mark Matthews, whose aim is to create top-end Victoria wine at affordable prices.