Timo Mayer’s Close Planted Pinot is one of the Yarra Valley’s most compelling wines—intensely perfumed, finely structured, and always gone too soon. From his densely planted estate south of Healesville, the 2024 vintage is a beautifully finessed release, shaped by a balanced growing season and a lighter 30% whole-bunch inclusion. Red cherry, strawberry and spice glide across a silken palate, with fine tannins and subtle oak in perfect sync. It’s delicate, detailed and deeply expressive—Pinot with charisma and class.