Airlie Bank is the second label of Punt Road, the Napoleone family's Yarra Valley winery at Coldstream, drawing on estate fruit from the Napoleone vineyard. The 2024 was hand-picked from a single block of the 777 clone on the Napoleone vineyard, a selection prized for its perfume and bright red-fruit character. The vineyard sits on grey loam over clay in the cool lower Yarra Valley, farmed sustainably for clean, balanced fruit in the affordable, early-drinking Airlie Bank style. The 2024 Yarra season was moderate and even, yielding light, bright and finely perfumed Pinot Noir with fresh summer-berry fruit, briar and white-pepper spice - a well-priced wine reviewers rate among the best value Pinots in the country.

The 2024 was hand-picked and fermented with wild yeasts and some whole bunches, made from multiple blocks and clones led by the 777 selection. Fermentation ran in open vessels with gentle handling to preserve fresh red-fruit aromatics, fine tannin and drinkability. In keeping with the house style, oak use was minimal - only a light touch of French oak - to keep the wine bright, crunchy and fruit-focused rather than structural. After a short elevage the wine was bottled early to capture its light- to medium-bodied, fragrant profile, and reviewers note it will show even better six to twelve months on from release.