{"product_id":"garagiste-merricks-pinot-noir-2025","title":"Garagiste Merricks Pinot Noir 2025","description":"\u003cp sugg=\"true\"\u003eThe Pinot vines at Merricks are 29 years old and sit on grey loams and red ferrosols, but with a north-facing aspect. The outstanding ’25 vintage delivered fruit with the integrity to carry Barney’s preferred inclusion of 33% whole bunches. The winemaking is, as always, pretty hands-off: natural fermentation as bunches and whole berries, with gentle extraction over 23 days on skins and nine months in 25% new oak, before bottling unfined and unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp sugg=\"true\"\u003eBarney’s touch with whole bunches is notable and, as usual, it’s seamlessly integrated, providing savoury balance to the trademark power and intensity of the Merricks fruit. It’s very deep and layered, full of berries, spice, flowers and licks of minerality. This is serious (and seriously brilliant) Pinot, combining grippy structure with fresh lift, gliding weight and lingering length. This will get even better with air and—why not?—roast duck.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Garagiste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68275542655204,"sku":"26745-750","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/0979459c-10df-f111-ad7e-02ffd6142ce9_26745-750_..png?v=1794540684","url":"https:\/\/www.internationalfinewines.com.au\/products\/garagiste-merricks-pinot-noir-2025","provider":"International Fine Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}