Serrat

Serrat is the family business of Tom Carson (after a 12-year reign at Yering Station, now running Yabby Lake and Heathcote Estate for the Kirby family) and wife Nadège. They have close planted (at 6600 vines/ha) 1.4ha of pinot noir, 0.77ha of shiraz, 0.4ha of chardonnay, 0.3ha of grenache, 0.28ha of nebbiolo, 0.12ha grenache blanc, 0.8ha each of malbec and mataro and 0.6ha of viognier. As well as being a consummate winemaker, Tom has one of the best palates in Australia and a deep understanding of the fine wines of the world, which he and Nadège drink at every opportunity (when they aren’t drinking Serrat). -JAMES HALLIDAY