By Farr

5 Star Winery - Halliday Wine Companion

"The Farr family has presented a resolute and faithful rendering of the vineyards of Geelong since 1978. That’s when Gary Farr started out as winemaker at Bannockburn. His intimate nurturing of the land on his doorstep was informed by a dozen vintages at Domaine Dujac in Burgundy, stints in the USA at Cristom, Oregon and Calera, California, and sojourns to areas such as the Shiraz and Viognier heartland of the Rhône Valley. Prescient and purposeful planting of the By Farr vineyards began in 1994 and the wines that ensued quickly established a formidable reputation. Nick Farr took charge of the range in 2009, and his comment that his father is 90% of his winemaking inspiration is borne out by the attitude, depth of character and understated finesse of the wines. But there’s no doubt that Nick is taking these wines forward with great conviction and instinct. His 2015 and '16 wines are nothing short of breathtaking." - Cellarhand

[SOLD-OUT] By Farr Shiraz 2011

Region: VIC- Geelong

"'Certainly if we were trying to go elegant, this is as elegant as we will ever see shiraz', says winemaker Nick Farr. There's co-fermented viognier to the tune of 4%, 'it's used to draw out length and stuff the wine a little more'. 'There's...

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[SOLD-OUT] By Farr Tout Pres Pinot Noir 2011

Region: VIC- Geelong

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$140.00

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[SOLD-OUT] By Farr Chardonnay 2012

Region: VIC- Geelong

Gourmet Traveller 97 points!'The bouquet has a beautiful mix of lemony primary fruit and nutty, mealy creamy lees characters. A mouth-watering palate of intensity and persistence, while the finish is clean, balanced and very long. An exquisite chardonnay...

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$75.00

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[SOLD-OUT] By Farr Shiraz 2010

Region: VIC- Geelong

"By Farr Shiraz includes 4 percent viognier. Here, it makes for a gorgeous style of wine. Fully savoury. The kind of shiraz you want to drink from a Burgundy glass. Pepper and dried spice, cloves, sweet-sour cherries, undergrowth. Strict and tight, alive...

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$59.00

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[SOLD-OUT] By Farr Sangreal Pinot Noir 2010

Region: VIC- Geelong

Nick Stock 97 points! "The 2010 edition of this wine has the same resonant, deep nose of dark cherries and plum fruits, some spice and a convincing array of complexity that's been carefully built into the mix. The palate's very dense and very long, great...

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$75.00

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[SOLD-OUT] By Farr Farrside Pinot Noir 2010

Region: VIC- Geelong

Campbell Mattinson 96 Points!"CM and I were given a look-see at the By Farr estate some time last year, and I mostly recall just how inhospitable the estate was " moonscape, barren, scree, grey/dark soils with vineyards close-planted across the selected...

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$69.00

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[SOLD-OUT] By Farr Chardonnay 2011

Region: VIC- Geelong

Ralph Kyte-Powell 95 points!The Farr family of Bannockburn, near Geelong, are among Australia's top pinot noir and shiraz makers. Their chardonnay can be overlooked, especially with the chatter about the current crop of sulphidey, high acid, low-alcohol...

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$70.00

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[SOLD-OUT] By Farr Tout Pres Pinot Noir 2010

Region: VIC- Geelong

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[SOLD-OUT] By Farr Shiraz 2009

Region: VIC- Geelong

"I often overlook the shiraz equation from by Farr, but I shouldn't. Has 4% viognier, according to the back label, but you can't tell from the bouquet. Dark fruits, a touch of xmas cake spice, wet earth. I dig the smell vibes. The palate is slippery,...

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$65.00

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[SOLD-OUT] By Farr Chardonnay 2010

Region: VIC- Geelong

Campbell Mattinson 95 points!"It's a piece of pure silk. So textural. So effortless. So lingering. Tastes of nectarine and preserved lemon, woodspice and smoke. Has a kind of yeasty tang too. It's delicious to drink and yet it feels detailed and...

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$72.00

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[SOLD-OUT] By Farr Tout Pres Pinot Noir 2009

Region: VIC- Geelong

Campbell Mattinson 95 points! "There's nothing particularly delicate about this release of By Farr Tout Pres pinot noir. The quality though is not in doubt. This is a grunty, gruff, substantial wine, fragrant and handsome. Earth, twigs, autumn leaves,...

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[SOLD-OUT] By Farr Sangreal Pinot Noir 2009

Region: VIC- Geelong

Campbell Mattinson 95 Points!"Wild yeast fermented. Sixty percent whole bunches and sixty percent new oak. This is a beautiful wine. Class act. It's great now and it should age terrifically too. Marzipan, twigs. Dense wine with lots of grunty, grainy...

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$74.00

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[SOLD-OUT] By Farr Farrside Pinot Noir 2009

Region: VIC- Geelong

Campbell Mattinson 95 Points!"The Farrside pinot noir is grown only 300 metres from the plot where the Sangreal pinot noir is grown, and yet the two vineyards are picked two weeks apart. Terroir at play. This is a pinot noir with a deep, dark heart...

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$67.00

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[SOLD-OUT] By Farr Tout Pres Pinot Noir 2008

Region: VIC- Geelong

eRobertParker.com 93 points!"The 2008 Tout Pres Pinot Noir has a pale ruby color and medium intense aromas of crushed raspberries, beets, loam, truffles and a hint of lavender. Crisp with a medium level of fine tannins matched to the concentrated fruit,...

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[SOLD-OUT] By Farr Sangreal Pinot Noir 2008

Region: VIC- Geelong

"High quality. Tight and unyielding but loaded with (diverse) flavour. Sandalwood, spice, stalks, dry cherries and cedary, smoky oak. Assertively tannic, but it has the flavour to balance it. Excellent."Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front, May...

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$73.95

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[SOLD-OUT] By Farr Farrside Pinot Noir 2008

Region: VIC- Geelong

Campbell Mattinson 95+ Points!"This Farrside by Farr Pinot Noir 2008 is a very good wine. Incredible focus. Everything drills uncompromisingly towards the finish. Twigs, spice, chalk, smoke, dry cherries, tonnes of tangy acid, tonnes of assertive tannin...

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$68.95

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[SOLD-OUT] By Farr Chardonnay 2008

Region: VIC- Geelong

Tyson Stelzer 94 points!This is a true benchmark Chardonnay that shows all the complexity and winemaking skill the Farr family has perfected. Complex, reductive hints with impressive citrus and stone fruit characters " the Oak's beautifully worked in and...

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$64.95

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[SOLD-OUT] By Farr Chardonnay 2007

Region: VIC- Geelong

Gary Walsh 93 points!'Lots of (good) spicy oak, caramel and creaminess - fruity and soft with a honeydew melon richness and some echoes of Burgundy - although much sweeter.'Gary Walsh, The Wine Front'Great colour, fine minerally textured nose with fruit...

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$62.95

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[SOLD-OUT] By Farr Chardonnay 2005

Region: VIC- Geelong

- Jeremy Oliver 95 points!' Chardonnay with attitude. Beautifully shaped, sumptuous and creamy, it's smooth, seamless and utterly hedonistic. Backed by meaty, creamy and mineral undertones, its luscious expression of grapefruit, lemon and melon-like...

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