Posted: November 9, 2017
Varietal aromas of cherries, plums and sweet spices with somewhat fine, ephemeral, flavours; some complexity.
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Posted: November 9, 2017
An elegant bright red/purple wine with lifted herbal/cranberry-like aromas and some intriguing spicy varietal freshness to the seamless varietal palate.
Comments Off on Babich Family Estates Headwaters Marlborough Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Interesting perfumed, hair oil like aromas and a grippy, flavoursome, mid weight palate with a warming finish.
Comments Off on Babich Winemakers’ Reserve Marlborough Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Lovely light lifted varietal characters of rhubarb and beetroot and good level of acidity.
Comments Off on Babich Black Label Marlborough Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Simple fruity lift to the nose and light, tight palate but has some earthy complexity developing.
Comments Off on Babich Marlborough Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A soft, beautifully textured, classy wine with a seamless balance of attractive varietal characters on the nose which is echoed in the lovely complexity of spicy fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Family Estate Pioneer Block 15 Strip Block Marlborough Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Big rich ripe berry fruit bouquet with a big rich spicy palate that’s silky soft in the mouth with good use of oak and bright acidity.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Family Estate Omaka Reserve Marlborough Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Oaky/chocolaty nose; hints of age. Masses of upfront red fruit flavours with an astringent finish.
Comments Off on Leabrook Estate Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A lovely wine that’s bright and full of energy with a youthful spicy berry bouquet and masses of ripe black and red berry fruit flavours layered with licorice-like elements.
Comments Off on Foxeys Hangout Scotsworth Farm Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A muscular wine with sweet varietal fruit at its savoury heart. “At its best now so drink up!”, advised one judge.
Comments Off on Handpicked Capella Vineyard Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Herbal characters dominate the nose and has upfront, drying oak tannins on the spicy palate.
Comments Off on Lupe-Cholet Les Pictons Savigny Les Beaune Pinot Noir 2014 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Starting to show its age. Leathery chocolaty nose with fragrant violet-lift. Powerful flavour impact of sweet fruits and licorice with seamless integration of acid and tannins.
Comments Off on Handpicked Collection Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2014 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A big chunky wine that’s “progressing well” and has loads of spice with an abundance of vital varietal fruit characters with some great, and well integrated, tannins.
Comments Off on Paringa Estate Estate Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2014 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A gamey nose with char grilled/leathery elements. A “straight up and down” fruit driven palate with a drying finish.
Comments Off on Lupe-Cholet Mercurey Bourgogne Mercurey Pinot Noir 2014 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Smoky chocolaty/licorice aromas and aged spicy strawberry fruit flavours. “A little fragile”.
Comments Off on Louis Jadot Le Vaucrain Cote de Nuits Villages Pinot Noir 2014 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Secondary characters developing on the cooked fruit nose. Big generous sweet fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Red Hill Estate Single Vineyard Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Cherry cola nose and simple flavour profile; some varietal characters but not overly complex.
Comments Off on Domaine de Bellene Maison Dieu Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
One judge described this wine as “A subtle, coy wine that is yet to fully reveal itself. Has plenty left in the tank”.
Comments Off on Foxeys Hangout Kentucky Road 777 Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A smooth balanced style offering “A taste of the earth”, and showing a hint of age.
Comments Off on Paringa Estate Estate Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A brooding savoury style with typical gamey/meaty pinot characters and some dark fruits. Lovely soft drinking.
Comments Off on Handpicked Collection Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Distinctive cool climate style with a red berry bouquet and stalky herbaceousness. The palate is very strawberry and a little savoury with gamey notes and lovely spiciness.
Comments Off on Home Hill Kelly’s Reserve Tasmania Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
The lovely nose is very varietal and lifted with subtle oak spices. Such a pretty palate with subtle, delicately perfumed strawberry fruit characters and driven by the tannins.
Comments Off on Foxeys Hangout Scotsworth Farm Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A gentle pinot with an almost floral nose and some red fruits. Very tasty opulent palate with drive, poise and length, great varietal fruit definition and tannin integration. 5+
Comments Off on Foxeys Hangout Kentucky Road Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A wine that’s soft, smooth and long with bright intensity of light red hues, warm oaky aromas with floral nuances and a linear palate with delicate fruit and great acidity. 5+
Comments Off on Handpicked Wombat Creek Vineyard Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Great varietal characters of black fruits, licorice and spices with herbal notes and balancing acidity.
Comments Off on Romney Park Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2013 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A big solid wine; a good style with upfront tannins and lovely mix of blackberry, cherry and licorice fruit characters. “Lots going on!”
Comments Off on Santolin Syme on Yarra Vyd Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A sturdy wine with sweet cherry cola aromas. Dry and savoury in the mouth with upfront primary fruit and good acid/tannins.
Comments Off on Coal Pit Tiwha Central Otago Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Nose driven by herbs with whole bunch varietal fruit characters. Slightly “clipped” palate but nice pinot fruit with drying tannins.
Comments Off on Merricks Estate Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
“Love the spice and black fruit on the nose”, noted one judge. Nice core of brooding spicy black fruit and licorice flavours on the generously weighted palate.
Comments Off on Craigie Knowe Vineyard Cranbrook Tasmania Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Super fragrant nose with black fruit pastille-like aromas and solid, but surprisingly lifted, rich, floral fruit flavours on the subtlety powerful palate.
Comments Off on Cape Bernier Tasmania Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Aged berry fruit nose; hints of leather with funky notes. Interesting palate, some stalky greenness and savoury nuances.
Comments Off on Coal Pit Tiwha Central Otago Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Varietal nose with an herbaceous green undertone. Subtle, developing, herbal fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Spring Vale Freycinet Coast Tasmania Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
An ethereal berry/cherry fruit nose with a confectionery sweet fruit flavour profile and good tannic contribution.
Comments Off on Home Hill Estate Tasmania Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
The nose is a sweet mix of bramble fruit, spices and herbs. The dry palate has a green astringent mouthfeel. Leaves a warm alcohol glow to the finish.
Comments Off on Cape Bernier Tasmania Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
There’s a dusty beetroot-like element to the nose with the beetroot characters following through to the berry fruit palate with engaging spiciness.
Comments Off on Oakdene Peta’s Bellarine Penisula Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
An elegant wine with sweet fruit fragrances, nice spiciness and hints of oak. Attractive varietal palate with cherries and plums, Christmas spices and earthy notes. 3-5
Comments Off on Merricks Estate Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Quite developed savoury wine. Dusty earthy bouquet and stemmy characters a feature on the palate.
Comments Off on Bellbrae Estate Bird Rock Geelong Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A lovely fragrant lift to the pure varietal fruit nose. Not an overly complex palate but it’s fresh and in balance with bright red fruits and warm on the finish.
Comments Off on Maude Central Otago Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Juicy fruity varietal bouquet with a spicy oak lift. Well structured palate; good intensity of crisp clean varietal flavours with great tannin/acid integration driving the palate length. 3-5
Comments Off on Wignalls Single Vineyard Albany WA Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Intense complex pinot that’s slow to open up for now. Pleasant varietal fruit with a herbal lift. Time!
Comments Off on Two Degrees Central Ranges Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Lovely purity of varietal characters here of cherries and strawberries with cranberry nuances. The nose has nice spiciness and there is some meatiness to the brooding palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Stockman’s Ridge Handcrafted Central Ranges Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A definitive cool climate style with spicy cherry cola nose and tangy fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Logan Orange Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Attractive complexity of cherries and spices with nice addition of oak and drying tannins.
Comments Off on Tomich Woodside Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Very youthful and varietal. Hints of medicinal notes on the nose and some strawberries and cherries on the herb garden of a palate.
Comments Off on Spring Vale Melrose Freycinet Coast Tasmania Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A firm tannic wine that has an astringent mouthfeel and pleasant herbal fruit.
Comments Off on Chanters Ridge Macedon Ranges Pinot Noir 2014 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A rich, riper and warmer style of pinot. Lovely varietal characters; tannins need more time to settle. 3-5
Comments Off on Loveblock Central Otago Pinot Noir 2014 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
“A really idiosyncratic style of pinot”, said one judge with its stewed berries and powerful oak.
Comments Off on Maison Roche de Bellene Vielles Vigne Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Charry oak dominated nose with subtle fruit in the background with a similar scenario on the palate.
Comments Off on Giesen The Brothers Marlborough Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Slightly stemmy red fruit fragrances and firm herbal palate with greenish edge and lots of spice.
Comments Off on Leura Park Estate Bellarine Peninsula Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Cherries, berries and florals on the nose with a dash of chocolate. Dry savoury palate with lovely mouthfilling varietal flavours, bright acid, integrated tannins and persistent finish.
Comments Off on Scotchmans Hill Bellarine Peninsula Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017