Kylie Minogue, Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia, 2020

This Yarra Pinot (sourced from De Bortoli) is a bright translucent scarlet in colour. There’s lots of fresh, aromatic cherry fruit to draw you in, then a little tobacco-leaf and truffle complexity keeps you engaged. The wine is clean, svelte and smooth on the palate: pure, fine-drawn cherry once again. Seamless, gentle acidity tickles the wine into balance, and the sappy, cured-leaf notes help deepen the fruit on the palate. There are some fine, talc-like tannins – though you have to hunt them out, and you'll likely have swallowed by then. And be reaching for the next sip ...