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Planted in 1994, the Farr family's vineyards in Bannockburn near Geelong are some of the best in Victoria for producing premium Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Gary Farr, a trailblazer in winemaking, commenced his journey at Bannockburn in 1978 before venturing to establish his legacy. His son Nick took over the reins of By Farr in 2009, forging ahead with the refinement style showcasing this esteemed family's distinct character and their vineyards. Since 2020, troublesome rains have plagued the Bannockburn region at crucial moments during the growing and vintage periods, and any thoughts of some reprieve during 2022 and 2023 were dashed as the dampness created tricky conditions for the vineyard team. With this unfortunately being the case, the Farrs have produced their smallest vintage since 2002 yet maintained the outstanding quality this dynasty is known for.
All wines below are available now at our special offer prices for the next 7 days only. To place your order simply click on the links below or email us, or call us on 03 9419 6990.
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2023 Viognier
Usually $119 - Special Offer $99
"How would you describe a wine that was a blueprint for its variety yet sat quietly in the glass? The volume of wine can be influencing to the drinker, but volume alone isn’t quality. Maybe a reference to a perfect set of speakers playing your favourite song with the volume low? It’s obviously Viognier, the aroma is apricot with benefits, spice, ginger and citrus. The palate is silky. The ’23 Viognier has some weight, but is better to think of this as velvet, not blousy. The acid makes this wine even better, as Viognier has a pre-existing condition leaning towards more robust than is sometimes wanted, but this wine avoids it... it’s just an absolute pleasure to drink."
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2023 Chardonnay
Usually $119 - Special Offer $99
"...Describing beautiful wine is difficult. It is often linked to emotion rather than an equation, but when you taste it, it becomes obvious. The fruit is ripe, but not canned peachy stuff, ripe as though you took something from the vine at just the right moment, not a moment too soon or too late. I’m tasting this wine at ‘room temperature’, so maybe 13 degrees or so. Fruit expression, crushed rock, nuttiness, they sound like weird bedfellows, but they fit together so well. The epitome of balance..."
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2022 Farrside Pinot Noir
Usually $119 - Special Offer $99
"A pitch perfect Farrside. Darker spice notes and bright spicy fruit. There’s real intensity on the nose, it’s vibrancy almost underplays the density of this wine. The palate has smart oak integration and just sits in front of the cherry and tang of the fruit expression. Great acidity gives the wine wonderful tension too. There’s a tightly coiled nature to this wine, a feeling that it’s just holding form, waiting to open up down the track. It’s bristling with savouriness and has layers of complexity."
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2022 Sangreal Pinot Noir
Usually $145 - Special Offer $125
"This wine has quite an intense nose on opening, seemingly angular, but it softens quite quickly. The ’22 Sangreal is garnet in the glass, offering a decidedly pretty visual. There’s a confident yet restrained perfume as expected from this site, and it works in tandem with more forward stemmy notes; a welcoming and expected house style. There is a silky element to the Sangreal’s palate... The nose has a warmer spice note, more clove or nutmeg, but nothing so precise as either of those, just the comforting warmth of high-end oak. Lovely acidity, not overbearing, incredibly fine tannins make this perhaps too easy to drink, but that’s surely the point..."
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2022 Shiraz
Usually $119 - Special Offer $99
"...The nose takes about two seconds to hit you, dense plum and black cherry, black olive, white pepper and something chocolatey. That’s obviously too many things to mention, and reading it makes it sound too muddled, but in the glass it is captivating. I can see through the wine, but there’s a telltale ruby rim. The palate is similar to my aroma notes, almost too many flavours to mention, but it has a creaminess and lovely baked goods element too. Maybe that’s just the Malo. Whatever it is, with the way the acid is present too, it’s so good. Beautiful wine."
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All wines above are available now at our special offer prices for the next 7 days only. To place your order simply click on the links above or email us, or call us on 03 9419 6990.
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