The Bay of Fires wines were born of a desire to showcase the best possible cool climate varietal wines Tasmania can offer, combining fruit intensity, refinement and persistence of flavour. The 2024 Pinot Noir represents the continued evolution of this wine as we explore and develop vineyard resources. Our philosophy is to nurture elegance and develop ripe flavour profiles.
Bright, vibrant red in colour, with a bouquet lifted by red berry fruits and juicy cherry meld with darker notes of olive, cherry cola and star anise. The palate features fine knit tannin, and a juicy core of dark cherry and black fruits melding with savouring elements of olive, black tea and cedar. The wine has great length and a fine acidity with the signature peacock tail.
Cellaring 10+ years
Pairs well with Masterstock Duck
Gold Medal - Tasmanian Wine Show 2026
Gold Medal - Melbourne Royal Wine Awards 2025
Gold Medal - Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2025
Silver Medal- Royal Queensland Wine Show 2025
Silver Medal- Perth Royal Wine Show 2025
96 Points - Huon Hooke - The Real Review 2025 – “Deep, bright red-purple colour, a very promising colour. The bouquet is powerful, laced with smoky reduction and layered with nutty and dark cherry characters. The wine is full and plush on the tongue, with silky tannins, sweet fruit core and an utterly delicious flavour profile. Great balance, length and immediate charm. Gorgeous wine.”
95 Points – Ray Jordan – Wine Pilot 2025 – “A vibrant, high-energy pinot noir displaying excellent varietal character on both the nose and palate. Once again, winemakers have turned to the Coal River and Derwent Valleys of Tasmania for fruit, producing a wine bursting with punchy red berry and cherry notes, spices, and subtle truffle-like characters. The palate is loaded with red fruits, liberally sprinkled with spice, and held tight by fine, chalky acidity. Sustained and very long.”
95 Points – Shanteh Wale – Wine Pilot 2025 – “A spicy concoction of brooding dark berries with little bursts of cherry popping candy that surprise and delight. There are baked plums in syrup with a wash of sturdy tannins, artfully welded into the body of the wine. Oak too is carefully handled, just sidling in, to support the wealth of fruit. Orange and tangerine oils begin to unwind with time swirling in the glass. An exotic and structured wine that would drink well now with veal or equally in 5 years with some venison or game terrines.”
94 Points – Tony Love – Wine Pilot 2025 – “Tapping into vineyards across Tasmania, this wine is from the valleys of Coal River and Derwent districts north and northwest of Hobart. Built to a varietal style, darker cherries and kitchen herb aromas plus dark rose before the palate receives some complexity with wooded spice notes that add texture as well as a sweet spot mid-length, a soft, feathery feel in the denouement. It all comes together as a logical and finished expression.”
