{"product_id":"2022-tout-pres-by-farr-pinot-noir","title":"2022 Tout Pres by Farr Pinot Noir","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Halliday 97 Points — Wow Factor Geelong Pinot Noir\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2022 Tout Près by Farr Pinot Noir is a totally impressive and convincing Geelong Pinot Noir from Gary Farr and his son Nick — deep and bright with youthful colour, great limpidity and the kind of opulent, succulent fruit concentration and beautifully balanced fine-grained tannins that make this one of Australia's most compelling and age-worthy Pinot Noir expressions. As the critic notes simply: it has wow factor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cstrong\u003e97 points from James Halliday\u003c\/strong\u003e, the 2022 Tout Près — French for \"very close,\" a reference to the vineyard's proximity to the winery — delivers everything that makes By Farr one of Australia's most celebrated Pinot Noir estates. Root vegetables and potato on the nose gradually give way to rich, ripe dark cherry that floods the palate with succulent sweet fruit, the fine-grained tannins providing backbone and counter-balance to all that opulent fruit. Drinking window 2024–2041.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eMy Wine Man\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is for someone who wants one of Australia's most profound and age-worthy Pinot Noir expressions — a wine with the depth, structure and cellaring potential to reward patience over the next 15+ years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGary Farr spent decades working harvests at Domaine Dujac in Burgundy before establishing By Farr in Geelong's Bannockburn sub-region. The Tout Près vineyard — planted directly adjacent to the winery on ancient volcanic soils — produces a Pinot Noir of extraordinary concentration and structure, crafted with the Burgundian philosophy of whole-bunch fermentation and minimal intervention that Gary brought back from France and refined over decades in Geelong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt HK$799, this is exceptional value for a 97-point Australian Pinot Noir with a drinking window extending to 2041 and the kind of wow factor that makes it a centrepiece of any serious cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn my view, this is one of the most impressive and convincing Pinot Noir expressions produced anywhere in Australia — opulent, structured and built to age magnificently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhat makes this wine stand out\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is all about Geelong volcanic soil concentration and the Burgundian winemaking philosophy that Gary Farr brought back from Domaine Dujac — whole-bunch fermentation, minimal intervention and the patience to let the Tout Près vineyard speak at full volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoot vegetables, potato and parsnip lead on the nose, gradually giving way to rich, ripe dark cherry that floods the palate with succulent sweet fruit. The fine-grained tannins provide backbone and counter-balance to all that opulent fruit — a totally convincing structure that speaks to both the quality of the vineyard and the ambition of the winemaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe defining feature is the balance — this is Pinot Noir of extraordinary opulence and concentration delivered with the kind of fine-grained tannin structure and freshness that gives it a drinking window of nearly two decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpulent, structured and completely compelling. Wow factor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eStyle \/ drinking window\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedium to full-bodied with root vegetables, dark cherry, succulent sweet fruit and fine-grained tannin structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpulent and concentrated with beautifully balanced tannins and a long, impressive finish of great depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrinking well now with decanting (1 hour). Peak drinking 2026–2035, with a cellaring window extending to 2041. Serve at 16°C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy this is a smart buy\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you want one of Australia's most impressive and age-worthy Pinot Noir expressions with a nearly two-decade drinking window, this is exceptional value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e97 James Halliday points — described as \"totally impressive and convincing\" with \"wow factor\" and a drinking window to 2041\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTout Près single vineyard — planted directly adjacent to the winery on ancient Geelong volcanic soils, producing Pinot Noir of extraordinary concentration and structure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBurgundian winemaking philosophy — whole-bunch fermentation and minimal intervention from a winemaker trained at Domaine Dujac\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for duck breast, roasted lamb, mushroom dishes, truffle, aged hard cheese or a landmark occasion. Decant for 1 hour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eLooking for a different style?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/2021-bass-phillip-estate-old-vines-pinot-noir\"\u003eBass Phillip Estate Old Vines Pinot Noir 2021\u003c\/a\u003e → Gippsland icon \/ different producer \/ one of Australia's most celebrated and age-worthy Pinot Noir expressions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/2023-hurley-vineyard-garamond-balnarring-pinot-noir\"\u003eHurley Vineyard Garamond Balnarring Pinot Noir 2023\u003c\/a\u003e → Mornington Peninsula \/ different producer \/ peer cool-climate Victorian Pinot Noir\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/2021-stonier-mornington-peninsula-pinot-noir\"\u003eStonier Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2021\u003c\/a\u003e → celebrated Mornington producer \/ different estate \/ approachable cool-climate Pinot Noir\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLife's too short for bad wine.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Wine Man","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44419563061317,"sku":"RDPNAU22BT00750","price":799.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/6194\/1061\/files\/byfarrtoutprespinotnoir2015.jpg?v=1766007200","url":"https:\/\/www.mywineman.com\/products\/2022-tout-pres-by-farr-pinot-noir","provider":"My Wine Man","version":"1.0","type":"link"}