Tout Pres by Farr 2017

From their base in Geelong, around 80 kilometres southwest of Melbourne, Gary Farr and his son Nick make small quantities of single vineyard Pinot Noir and Chardonnay that rank with Australia’s best. Gary has been making wine since the early 1980s in both Australia (at Bannockburn) and Burgundy (for 10 vintages at Domaine Dujac). Not only following in his father’s footsteps, Nick has carved out a reputation all his own and was named Winemaker of the Year by Gourmet Traveller Wine in 2020. A classic By Farr nose, with a beautiful earth-driven bouquet of integrated spicy fruit, mineral elements and oak characters. Tout Pres has a signature forest floor character on the palate that is complemented by very fine tannins and a long and fine finish. Even with its power and multi-layered flavour profile, the wine is very focused due to balanced, lingering acidity.