William Downie Cathedral Pinot Noir 2025 is vibrant raspberry, pomegranate, red currant, cherry pit and delicate rose petal on the nose with fine, chewy red fruit, cinnamon, mace and clove on the palate. Precise, well-defined and beautifully balanced — Mornington Peninsula and King Valley. Drink 2025–2028.
“Soft and juicy with quite a bit of sweet, pretty red berry fruitiness. Sweet spice too, a touch of alpine herbs. A little grip to texture, a salty, blood orange finish. Easy access style, yet with some sophisticated restraint and coolness too. An attractive drink and a bargain for the bucks.”
91 Points — Mike Bennie, The Wine Front, October 2025
Tasting Notes
Appearance
This distinguished Pinot Noir presents a bright, vibrant ruby colour of exceptional clarity and luminosity, displaying the outstanding quality characteristic of William Downie Cathedral Pinot Noir 2025 — expertly blended from Mornington Peninsula and King Valley Pinot Noir, from a mild season of exceptional aromatics, balance and finesse. Precise, well-defined and immediately appealing in the glass.
Aroma
The nose is vibrant and immediately captivating, with raspberry, pomegranate and red currant of genuine freshness and vibrancy creating a beautifully expressive aromatic profile of outstanding Pinot Noir distinction. Hints of cherry pit and delicate rose petals add layers of complexity and refinement — a bouquet of exceptional precision, elegance and authentic William Downie Cathedral character, with sweet spice and a touch of alpine herbs adding further intrigue and depth.
Palate
Fine and chewy on the palate, with an abundance of red fruit flavours of exceptional vibrancy and distinction accented by cinnamon, mace and clove of genuine warmth and complexity. Soft and juicy with sweet, pretty red berry fruitiness of outstanding appeal — a salty, blood orange finish of genuine sophistication and coolness completing a Pinot Noir of easy access style with sophisticated restraint. Precise, well-defined and a bargain for the quality. Drink 2025–2028.
Pairs With
This exceptional William Downie Cathedral Pinot Noir 2025 is a natural companion to duck breast, salmon, mushroom risotto, charcuterie, soft-ripened cheeses or enjoyed on its own as a vibrant and effortlessly elegant expression of Mornington Peninsula and King Valley Pinot Noir at outstanding value.
