2024 Bird Pipers River Pinot Noir, Chatto

• Style: Lifted, saline-tinged Pinot Noir
• Taste: Bright raspberry and cherry with mineral grip, silky tannins
• Food: Roast dinners, mushroom & truffle, cured meats, pasta & risotto
• Occasion: Date night, gifting
• Serve: 13.5% ABV, screwcap, drink now or age 5–7 years

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

Precision defines this wine. Lifted, saline-tinged and built on generous raspberry and cherry fruit rather than ripeness alone, the 2024 Bird sits bright and food-focused in your glass. A mineral backbone runs clean and persistent; acidity keeps everything taut and composed. The structure rewards attention without demanding it—this is a Tasmanian expression of genuine calibre that proves cool northern valleys excel at Pinot Noir.

The Winery — Chatto Wines

Jim Chatto makes some of Tasmania's finest Pinot Noir, a reputation forged during his time as Head Winemaker at Mount Pleasant before he and his wife Daisy acquired their Huon Valley vineyard in the late 2000s. The Bird Vineyard itself, planted in 1998 with Pinot Noir clone 114 on north-facing sandy loam, has matured into a site expressing both vintage warmth and regional cool. Hand-picked grapes fermented with wild yeasts and ten days of skin contact preserve the site's clarity—no oak masks the fruit. Ten months in a large foudre whispers structure without dominating. That minimal-intervention approach is deliberate: the warm, dry 2024 vintage's generous ripening balances beautifully against Pipers River's bracing acidity and minerality. Every release sells out quickly for good reason.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

This wine thrives alongside roasted chicken, braised salmon, and aged goat cheese—soft rounds like Brie and Camembert find real partners in its brightness and tannic composure. Roast dinners, mushroom and truffle dishes, cured meats and charcuterie, pasta and risotto, and pizza with tomato all benefit from that mineral grip and lifted acidity. At 13.5% ABV, it won't overwhelm the table, whether you're marking a date night or choosing a gift that says you understand wine. Vegan and organic-friendly, the Bird Vineyard was built for drinking rather than collecting—though its structure suggests graceful aging for five to seven years if you're inclined to cellar it. The screwcap closure keeps it fresh and ready. Explore the wider world of this classic grape in our full Pinot Noir collection to see how this Tasmanian expression sits alongside the world's finest examples.