2025 Wickhams Road Tasmania Pinot Noir

This is what happens when Australia's best value Pinot producer gets his hands on some fruit from Tasmania. The red bargain of the year? Well, it's in the conversation, for sure.

Franco D'Anna is well known for his exceptional value Hoddles Creek Pinot Noirs and his bargains from the Yarra Valley, Yea Valley and Gippsland under the Wickhams Road label, but what we didn't know is that he's also been toying with the idea of hunting down some fruit from Tasmania for a while. In 2025, he got his hands on a small parcel from the Tamar Valley, just to dip his toe.

It's darker than its Victorian counterparts, though still red fruited, with more tannin than you might expect at the price and a strong regional thumbprint of the Tamar Valley. It's proper Tassie Pinot, with Franco's easy drinkability.

We only got a small swing at Franco's first crack at the Tamar. We hope it won't be his last. But trust us, or trust Franco's track record, this is a steal.

95 points
"The first Tasmanian pinot released under the Wickhams Road label, and what a good wine and bargain it is!... Yet another feather in the d'Anna family cap!"
- Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)

90 points
"A lobster (should you remember what money looks like) for a good Tassie Pinot!"
- Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)