2025 Chatto Seven Inch Pinot Noir

Just a kilometre from Chatto’s home block at Isle, the Seven Inch vineyard could almost be its twin - but like any siblings, it has a voice all its own. Planted in 2007 and lovingly tended by Max and Sue Kitchell, this site has been part of the Chatto stable since 2014 and has become one of the Huon Valley’s most quietly compelling Pinot vineyards.

The 2025 Seven Inch Pinot Noir is rich yet chiselled, marrying opulence and structure with the elegance we’ve come to expect from Jim Chatto. It’s a blend of four clones - 115, G5V15, D5V12, and 8104 - with just 12.5% whole bunch to add aromatic lift without overwhelming the wine’s natural grace. There’s a swirl of rose petals on the nose and a velvet touch of tannin through the finish.

Textural, poised and sumptuously detailed, this is a Chatto Pinot with plenty of charm but good tannin and drive.

96 points
"A beautiful pinot noir sourced from Max and Sue Kitchell's Glaziers Bay vineyard, just a kilometre or so from the neighbours of Jim and Daisy Chatto's home in the Huon Valley... There's a wonderful maritime energy to this wine. It has sapidity and sinew in just the right doses, with filigree, purity and velocity in equal measure on the fade out."
- Dave Brookes (Halliday Wine Companion)

96 points
"A leaner, fine boned, elegant wine, with oodles of charm. Simply gorgeous."
- Huon Hooke (The Real Review)