In Dreams 2021 Pinot Noir (750mL)

Our Notes

A fluid, vibrant minimal-intervention Pinot Noir combining fruit from the cooler high reaches and lusher valley floor of the Yarra Valley. Spicy & savoury, this wine is more than the sum of its parts and full of genuine varietal character.

Winemakers Comments

Aromas of bright raspberry, red sour cherry, bramble bush and a touch of cinnamon oak. Precise and bright palate, the hall marks of 2021, with raspberry fruit and a graphite savouriness. Oak plays a supporting role for a wine that will age gracefully over the next few years.

The fruit for In Dreams Pinot Noir is selected from vineyards spanning from the cool, high-altitude vineyards of Seville in the Upper Yarra and St Andrews in the far north-west of the region, complimented by fruit from Coldstream and Dixons Creek on the Valley floor.

Altitudes vary from 130m above sea level to 240m and soil types include both red volcanic loams and grey clay loams overlying mudstone. Clonal components of Abel, MV6, 114 and 115.

The handpicked fruit went into open pot fermenters with 15% whole bunches included. Pump-overs were carried out once per day to wet the cap without over-extracting. The juice was pressed off after 8 days to French oak for 10 months maturation. This Pinot was bottled without any fining.

About the Winery

In Dreams, founded just 10 years ago by winemaker Nina Stocker and now in the capable hands of veteran winemaker Anthony Fikkers, are Yarra-based exponents of deliberately minimal-intervention winemaking. Focusing on just two varietal wines, In Dreams used handpicked fruit exclusively, largely eschew the use of new oak, and bottle their wine unfined, allowing the fruit and terroir to shine.