“Our 18th Young Gun of Wine recipient, Marco Lubiana, joins a special group of award-winners. These winemakers are already proving to be the leading face of Australian wine and these winemakers are the ones building new audiences for Australian wine. They are the future and it is right here, right now.” - Young Gun of WIne Awards 2024, Winner

“Marco Lubiana is one of the rising stars of Tasmanian, nay, Australian wine.” - The Wine Companion

No one really knows how a wine achieves cult status, but when you hear about a wine on the grapevine, discover that it will be available to taste at a wine bar in an old pharmacy in east London and your allocation, if you attend, will be 12 bottles, then that's probably a good start. That's exactly how we came by this Pinot Noir from young gun, Marco Lubiana. It's a really fine example of the heartbreak grape, with fine details in its floral and cassis aromas, its wonderfully intense sour cherry and raspberry palate and that ineffable feeling that you are drinking molten rubies! 13% alc. Drink now-2036.

Press reviews:

The Wine Companion: "Marco Lubiana is one of the rising stars of Tasmanian, nay, Australian wine. This marks his 5th release, now focusing solely on the certified biodynamic Granston Estate vineyard in the Derwent valley. 30% whole bunch this year due to the cooler season. Bright ruby with nicely focused fruit tones of raspberry, red cherry and wild strawberry. Hints of medina spice, purple flowers, crushed stone, dried orange peel, mountain herbs and dried meats. Harmonious and supple with a very composed flow across the palate, fine porcelain acidity and subtle chalky tannins, finishing long and true." 95 points

The Wine Advocate: "The 2023 Pinot Noir leads with rosewater and musk sticks, strawberries and cherries, vanilla wafer and dried herbs. While I loved the Chardonnays from the cool 2023 vintage, I find this to be light and tightly wound. With a feathery texture to the tannins and a core of black liquorice, the wine is layered and detailed, but it does take some patience to pop the bonnet and look under the hood. There's a lot to see, but only for those who allow their palate to adjust to the fine-tuned nature of the wine. It is quiet. Drink now-2033." 92 points

JancisRobinson.com (previous vintage): “The nose on this! It explodes into clouds of fragrance. Damson and peony, wild cherry. Exquisite floral notes. Blood orange, and peel. Tannins like silk stockings. Dense mesh, dense texture, and really peppery. This has bite and nip, strumming with spice: Sichuan pepper, pink peppercorns, sumac. Something urgent about this – perhaps it's the raw energy. Beautiful weave of floral notes and strawberries, clove and laurel spice. Very complex but a lot more edgy than Stefano Lubiana's wine. Barely restrained. (TC) 13% alc. Drink now-2032” 17.5 points