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Saint Clair Family Reserve Marlborough Pinot Noir 2017

Posted: October 4, 2018

A purple wine with earthy beetroot aromas and very primary palate with more of those earthy/beetroot characters evident. Sweet finish. 5+

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Scarpantoni McLaren Vale Pinot Noir 2015

Posted: October 4, 2018

Nose is warm and chocolaty with nice hit of red berries. Very tasty generosity of chocolaty/raspberry flavours.

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Kangarilla Hill Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2016

Posted: October 4, 2018

Plenty of interest here. Leafy cranberry-like fruit, some florals, mocha oak and nice spiciness.

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French Island Vineyards French Island Pinot Noir 2016

Posted: October 4, 2018

A lovely, very drinkable wine with a very oaky nose showing a nice fruity lift and an attractive sweet ripe fruit palate. 5+

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Gladstone Vineyard 12,000 Miles Wairarapa Pinot Noir 2016

Posted: October 4, 2018

Interesting spicy confectionery bouquet with a hint of nutmeg. Solid creamy varietal palate tasting of strawberries and showing a mineral edge with tight tannins.5+

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Taylors Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2017

Posted: October 4, 2018

Sour cherry nose with leafy edge but nice fruit sweetness on the palate. Good use of oak.

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Yealands Estate Single Vineyard Awatere Valley Marlborough Pinot Noir 2017

Posted: October 4, 2018

Sweet wild raspberry fruit characters with slight cranberry tang. Good cool climate style.

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Cape Bernier Haphazard Tasmania Pinot Noir 2017

Posted: October 4, 2018

Cherry Ripe bar and coconut on the nose with lovely spicy chocolaty characters and ripe fruit across the length of the palate. 3-5

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Singlefile Wines Run Free Western Australia Pinot Noir 2017

Posted: October 4, 2018

Bright lifted aromas like macerated cherries with more of the cherries on the sweet palate. 3-5

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Colton Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2016

Posted: October 4, 2018

Spicy oak driven nose with more of a dry red style of palate showing nice earthy/savoriness.

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Black Cottage Marlborough Pinot Noir 2016

Posted: October 4, 2018

Briary chocolaty bouquet with generous ripe sweet fruit flavours and nice astringency.

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Giesen The Brothers Marlborough Pinot Noir 2016

Posted: October 4, 2018

Nice savoury edge to the refined raspberry varietal fruit adds real interest to this wine that shows very good balance between the fruit, the oak and the fine tannins.

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Giesen Small Batch Marlborough Pinot Noir 2016

Posted: October 4, 2018

Earthy meaty varietal characters with hints of beetroot, nice texture and balance.

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Oakdene Bellarine Peninsula Geelong Pinot Noir 2017

Posted: October 4, 2018

Spicy earthy aromas with hints of pomegranate and the earthiness is echoed on the long berry fruit palate.

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The Crossings Awatere Valley Marlborough Pinot Noir 2016

Posted: October 4, 2018

A simple style made to be enjoyed now with its attractive Cherry Ripe fruit characters.

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Ara Single Estate Marlborough Pinot Noir 2016

Posted: October 4, 2018

Surprising depth and richness here with well handled fruit that is up to the oak.

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St Erth Vineyards Geelong and Victoria Pinot Noir 2017

Posted: October 4, 2018

Attractive rhubarb varietal characters to the nose with a spicy cherry pie of a palate.

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Jacob’s Creek Reserve Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2017

Posted: October 4, 2018

Smells of fresh cherries and strawberries with loads of fresh confectionery fruit flavours.

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