Frederic Lamagere

Sommelier, Meletos, Coldstream What wine sums up the Yarra Valley in one bottle?

The 2013 Yeringberg Marsanne Roussanne has it all – a rich, soft marsanne with a crisp, dry roussanne. The de Pury family has been making wine here for five generations.

What Yarra Valley wine would you cellar?

A 2016 Mayer The Doktor Pinot Noir. It’s 100 per cent whole-bunch wine [leaving stems on grapes during fermentation].

What’s good to drink now?

The 2016 Arfion Pinot Noir and 2016 Precipice Chardonnay.

What if I’m after a typical Yarra Valley chardonnay?

Thick as Thieves Another Bloody Chardonnay has got everything – whole bunch, new and old oak, malolactic fermentation – yet it’s still quite fresh because it has acidity and minerality.

And a pinot? A 2016 Payten & Jones Pinot Noir.

What’s the most surprising wine in the region?

Mac Forbes is doing funky wines with its EB [experimental batch] range. Try the 2014 EB10 Ginger Rizz Riesling.

What’s the best wine in Australia right now?

The 2011 Bindi Kaye Pinot Noir.

You’ve got $20 to spend. What wine would you buy?

A 2016 Punt Road Chardonnay.

And if you had $50? A 2012 YarraLoch Stephanie’s Dream Pinot Noir.