Old Vine Pinot Meunier 2024

Best’s Old Vine Pinot Meunier is the ultimate wine that speaks of place and it has a cult following, particularly in the wine community and the trade where people understand how rare this varietal planting is. First planted in 1867, this unique vineyard block is treated with meticulous care and made into a ‘single block’ wine. The grapes are hand-picked, hand sorted and hand plunged in open vats and aged in French oak barrels.

Halliday Wine Companion – 100 new Tasting notes – Winter 2025 – Jeni Port ‘Off 2 blocks from original plantings in 1868. The original and still the best, old vines bring such complexity and depth to this wine. Fragrant in cranberry, red cherry and wild strawberry fruits that meld with dried herbs, rosehip and musk. Medium bodied, it offers upbeat cherry-led flavours that are bright and brisk across the palate with background herbals and a note of red licorice. Sinewy, fine tannins provide both juiciness and a sense of elegance.’ Rating: 95 points James Suckling - March 2025 ‘This is an outstanding bottling from the oldest Pinot Meunier producing vines in the world. It is perfumed and lifted, featuring aromas of red and purple fruits, subtle hints of raspberry bush, spice, lead pencil and underlying earthy tone. The palate is medium-bodied, with silky tannins, bright acidity and a persistent length that offers both power and restraint. Magical, unique, yet so classic’. Drink now or hold. Screw cap. Rating 98 points

Hailing from the NSW cool- climate wine region of Orange, Jacob began working in vineyards from the age of 14. He moved to Sydney to begin an electrical apprenticeship before returning home, where he was offered a maintenance position at Phillip Shaw Wines. After a few months, he joined the vintage team for the 2016 harvest and instantly fell in love with the industry. He worked a further five vintages with Phillip Shaw Wines under the tutelage of Nadja Wallington and the Shaw Family. Completing his degree in Oenology, Jacob spent a vintage in California’s Sonoma Coast, before joining Best’s Great Western in 2021.