Posted: September 4, 2019
“Very high pedigree here!” Intriguingly complicated nose and sinewy stewed fruit flavours with slight sweet/sour edge.
Comments Off on Rob Dolan Signature Series Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A serious wine – dark, smoky and savoury on the nose with a nutty/savoury palate.
Comments Off on Peregrine Wines Saddleback Central Otago Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A luxuriously rich style with dark cherry aromas and a rich fruit-cake of a palate slightly masked by oak.
Comments Off on Peregrine Central Otago Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
An attractive bright and breezy style with lovely layers of varietal fruit and leafy herbal elements with good use of oak and showing nice mineral vein.
Comments Off on Paracombe Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Simple and delicious wuth sweet cherry/berry aromas edged with dried herbs. Well structured palate with Cherry Ripe flavours. Very young. Needs time.
Comments Off on Palliser Estate Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A delicious, sappy and smart quaffer with plenty of licorice/black cherry characters.
Comments Off on Matahiwi Reserve Wairarapa Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Intense cherry liqueur-like nose with very classy smoky savoury nuances. Oak dominates the palate for now with cherry notes. Developing nice texture.
Comments Off on Pipers Brook Tasmania Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Simple, delicious and ready for drinking. Has confectionery fruit on nose and palate.
Comments Off on Eight Carat Dry Grown McLaren Vale Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
“A touch of class here!” Nicely rounded wine. Prominent berry bouquet and pretty fruit flavours with “expertly” blended oak.
Comments Off on Davishon Central Otago Pinot Noir 2013 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
An herb garden of a nose with a grippy palate and persistent fruit/oak flavours.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Dawn Patrol Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Light cordial-like aromas and sweet fruit flavours with an herbal edge.
Comments Off on GMH Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A leaner style with toasty cranberry nose and spicy strawberry palate.
Comments Off on Pertaringa Lakeside Adelaide Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Savoury nose with smoky notes and similar characters echoed on the palate.
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Lots of everything; big oak impact and generous ripe fruit. Developing nicely.
Comments Off on Portsea Estate Back Beach Regional Blend Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A modern style with very pretty ripe blue fruit nose and liberal use of new oak evident on the spicy/licorice palate. “Has years ahead of it.”
Comments Off on Portsea Estate Single Vineyard Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Very aromatic; smells like a flower garden! Has a delicate palate with pretty floral flavours. Needs time to open up.
Comments Off on Portsea Estate Birthday Hill Single Vineyard MV6 Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A tight, elegant wine evolving nicely with mushroom-like aromas and inviting sweet fruit and dusty oak flavours.
Comments Off on Mount Riley Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Generous lifted blue fruit bouquet with a very approachable stewed plum-like palate with superb blends of oak.
Comments Off on Merriworth Wines Estate Tasmania Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Subtle dark mulberry fragrances and generous sweet fruit flavours. Has some age.
Comments Off on Gilbert 777 Orange Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Nose is all earth, red licorice and bracken with red licorice and fruits of the forest flavours on a syrupy textured palate.
Comments Off on Gilbert Barrel Select Orange Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A solid restrained wine that delivers some nice sweet fruit and dusty oak.
Comments Off on Gilbert Orange Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
An earthy character to the nose and sustained concentration of bright wild strawberry flavours on the slippery smooth palate.
Comments Off on Gapsted Wines Tobacco Road King Valley Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Dusty black cherry aromas and a juicy mid-weight fruit palate with a long lingering smooth finish.
Comments Off on Akarua Rua Central Otago Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
“Precise and calculated with everything there,” said one judge. Boiled lolly bouquet and nicely rounded palate full of red berry flavours. Needs time to open up.
Comments Off on Howard Park Flint Rock Great Southern Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
An engaging aromatic complexity of cherries and strawberries with subtle maturity beginning to show. The palate has lifted black fruits nicely integrated with the spicy oak.
Comments Off on Marchand & Burch Mount Barrow Mount Barker (Great Southern) Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
“A serious, text book, pinot noir,” commented one judge. Attractive oak driven aromas and delicate sweet berry fruit flavours nicely integrated with the oak and tannins.
Comments Off on Home Hill Kelly’s Reserve Tasmania Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Lean and classy. The nose is an herb garden of aromas with lovely weight and balance to the sweet pomegranate of a palate. Quite an astringent finish
Comments Off on Home Hill Estate Tasmania Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Generous sweet red berry fruit, pungent herbal elements and firm tannins. Will age well.
Comments Off on Boat O’Craigo Black Spur Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Generous spicy vanilla aromas with cranberry nuances. Palate has lots of layers of pretty cranberry and red berry fruits. “Very fresh with miles to go yet!”
Comments Off on Taylor Made Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Generous cherry berry fruit laced with a liberal use of quality oak. “Lots to like here!” suggested one judge.
Comments Off on Singlefile Single Vineyard Pemberton Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Pretty floral/pot-pourri-like bouquet layered with bright sweet red fruits and a fresh crunchy palate ripe with red fruits and balanced by the oak and fine tannins.
Comments Off on Singlefile Run Free Great Southern Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Fine grained smoky oak lifts off the nose and mingles with wild strawberry-like fruit which flows through to the palate. Gorgeous mouthfeel. Interesting wine.
Comments Off on Shadowfax Winery Little Hampton Macedon Ranges Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Vanilla and cherries on the nose and a tight red currant palate that has a tannic edge.
Comments Off on Shadowfax Winery Macedon Ranges Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A rounded and seamlessly balanced pinot with the berry fruit nicely integrated with the oak.
Comments Off on Preece Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Nose is a lovely mix of cranberry-like fruit and dusty oak and has generous pinot flavours drawn tight with fine tannins. Grippy on the finish. Needs more time.
Comments Off on Blind River Marlborough Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Weighty red berry nose and big fruit palate with lots of oak. Good style.
Comments Off on Lawson’s Dry Hills Reserve Marlborough Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A bold and ripe wine with a big personality! Plenty of savoury characters. Quality is apparent.
Comments Off on Lawson’s Dry Hills Reserve Marlborough Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A classy vibrant wine! The nose exhibits forest floor and dried herb characters and has a warm generous palate with lingering red berry and rhubarb flavours.
Comments Off on Ceres Artists Collection Inlet Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A delicious, uncomplicated, very drinkable wine with leafy/herbal aromas and a bright mouthful of fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Ceres Artists Collection Black Rabbit Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Restrained fruit and generous, well controlled, oak with aged characters emerging.
Comments Off on Ceres Composition Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Interesting spicy cherry nose and some nice fruit on the palate. Needs time.
Comments Off on Centennial Vineyards Bong Bong Southern Highlands Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A lively number with very pretty raspberry-like fruit. Oak obvious for now.
Comments Off on Centennial Vineyards House Block Southern Highlands Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
“Seriously stylish wine for the price,” enthused one judge. Lovely concentration of spicy red berries, cherries and olives with a little of everything nicely knitted together.
Comments Off on St Erth Geelong Victoria Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Finely structured wine with earthy blueberry characters and light savouriness.
Comments Off on Babich Family Estates Organic Wairau Valley Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Tapenade-like savouriness to the strawberry nose. Light bodied palate with herbaceous red fruit flavours. Needs time.
Comments Off on Babich Black Label Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Very aromatic – smells of spicy black cherries with a delicate raspberry palate with light spicy notes.
Comments Off on Babich Winemaker’s Reserve Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Delicate floral bouquet and a light musky palate with potpourri characters.
Comments Off on Austins Moorabool Valley Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Pronounced raspberry/cherry aromas and lively, balanced, red currant palate.
Comments Off on Austins 6Ft6 Geelong Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019