Posted: November 30, 2021
A good pinot. Nicely ageing fruit, oak sweetness and good tannins. Still has vibrancy.
Comments Off on Giesen Single Vineyard Clayvin (BioGro NZ) Marlborough Pinot Noir 2014 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A pretty and elegant style not too complex but enough going on to make it interesting. Good balance and length.
Comments Off on Villa Maria Single Vineyard The Attorney (BioGro NZ) Marlborough Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A tight, bright and stalky wine – very drinkable with light berry fruit notes.
Comments Off on Villa Maria Platinum Selection (BioGro NZ) Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Attractive aromas of dark berries and spices with the palate showing, “Nice respect for the fruit.”
Comments Off on Foxey’s Hangout Scotsworth Farm (ACO Certified Organic & Biodynamic) Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A nice straightforward style filled with whole bunch fruit-like characters.
Comments Off on Foxey’s Hangout Kentucky Road (ACO Certified Organic & Biodynamic) Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Very varietal with excellent blackberry conserve-like fruit characters, just a hint of oak and medicinal-like nuances. An elegant seamlessly balanced wine.
Comments Off on Foxey’s Hangout White Gates (ACO Certified Organic & Biodynamic) Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A great example of the variety; dark and complex with attractive richness of forest fruit characters. Ageing nicely.
Comments Off on Rock Ferry Trig Hill Vineyard (BioGro NZ) Central Otago Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A lift of menthol on the nose and a palate that opens up to nice richness of varietal fruit.
Comments Off on Urlar Single Vineyard (BioGro NZ) Gladstone Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: April 24, 2020
Delicious young, this single-vineyard red was hand-picked at Bendigo and partly (50%) barrel-aged. Bright ruby, it is perfumed and supple, with vibrant, ripe, sweet-fruit flavours to the fore, in a very charming style. $32 (A, UK, US)
Comments Off on Loveblock Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
This gentle, light ruby red was estate-grown and hand-picked at Waipara, in North Canterbury, and fermented in the vineyard with indigenous yeasts. Matured in old barrels, it is savoury and supple, with moderately rich, delicate flavours, nutty notes adding complexity,…
Comments Off on Greystone Vineyard Ferment North Canterbury Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Finely textured, this elegant red was hand-harvested in the Southern Valleys and matured for 10 months in French oak barriques. Deep ruby, it is fragrant and supple, with very good density of cherry, plum and spice flavours, savoury and complex….
Comments Off on Jackson Estate Vintage Widow Marlborough Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
This elegant Gibbston red was estate-grown and barrel-aged for eight months. Ruby hued, with a floral, ripely scented bouquet, it is mouthfilling and supple, with ripe berry and spice flavours, hints of herbs and nuts, oak complexity and fine-grained tannins….
Comments Off on Hawkshead Gibbston First Vines Central Otago Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Finely perfumed, this very graceful, deep ruby red has ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, fresh acidity and supple tannins. Strongly varietal and very harmonious, it should be at its best 2021+. $43
Comments Off on Greystone Waipara Valley North Canterbury Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Delicious from the start, this fragrant, sweet-fruited, very harmonious red was grown principally at Parkburn, in the Cromwell Basin, with a small component (12%) from Gibbston. Deep ruby, it is scented, full-bodied, vibrantly fruity and supple, with rich cherry, plum…
Comments Off on Rockburn Central Otago Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Maturing very gracefully, this fragrant, deep ruby, elegant red was hand-picked and matured for a year in French oak barriques (33% new). Still unfolding, it is full-bodied and vibrantly fruity, with ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, nutty, savoury notes…
Comments Off on Bald Hills Central Otago Single Vineyard Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Built to last, this densely packed red was estate-grown, French oak-aged for a year (20% new), and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Deep ruby, it is mouthfilling, with youthful plum and spice flavours, vibrant and concentrated, and a fairly firm finish….
Comments Off on Aurum Mathilde Organic Central Otago Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Certified organic, this is a very ageworthy red. Estate-grown at Lowburn, it was hand-harvested, matured for a year in French oak barrels (20% new), and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Deeply coloured, it is fragrant, fresh and full-bodied, with concentrated, vibrant…
Comments Off on Aurum Organic Central Otago Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Ruby hued, this fragrant red has good depth of cherry, plum and spice flavours, fresh acidity and slightly savoury, nutty notes adding complexity. Drink now-2022. (From Palliser Estate). $31 (A, UK)
Comments Off on Pencarrow Martinborough Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Bright ruby, this attractively perfumed red was estate-grown at Te Muna and aged for 10 months in French oak barrels. Refined and supple, it is medium to full-bodied, with ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, showing very good depth, savoury…
Comments Off on The Elder Martinborough Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
This elegant, supple red is well worth cellaring. Deep ruby, it has good concentration of ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, with nutty and savoury notes adding complexity, and good tannin backbone. $59 (A, UK, US)
Comments Off on Palliser Estate Martinborough Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
This elegant, very youthful red is deep ruby, with a finely scented bouquet. Full of potential, it has deep cherry, plum and spice flavours, a hint of tamarillo, savoury notes adding complexity, fresh acidity and a very harmonious, persistent finish….
Comments Off on Dry River Martinborough Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Stewed-like fruit characters with warming spiciness and some secondary characters.
Comments Off on Yarravale Reserve Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Very ripe dark and brooding varietal with perfumed oak and silky tannins.
Comments Off on Hickinbotham Of Dromana Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Nose is a combination of sour cherries and cola with fleshy cranberry flavours.
Comments Off on Bass River 1835 Gippsland Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
A clean sound and rich wine with dense cherry/berry fruit and high level of acidity. 3-5
Comments Off on Kilgour Wines Single Vineyard Geelong Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Bright blue fruit bouquet with violet nuances. Powerful palate, velvety smooth in the mouth with a rich balanced concentration of fruit, oak and tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Kings of Kangaroo Ground “Thirteen31” Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on Cloudbreak Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on Buller Wines The Nook Victoria Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on Saint Clair Family Estate Pioneer Block 22 Barn Block Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on Delta Marlborough Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on Lake Chalice The Falcon Marlborough Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on Smith & Sheth CRU Kawarau Hawke’s Bay Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Perfumed spicy dark fruit aromas and long, nicely textured, palate bright with “pinosity” and has a lengthy oak finish. 5+
Comments Off on Ballewindi Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
An abundance of fragrant raspberry-like aromas with a nice spiciness. A lightly formed palate with good length of lovely spicy cranberry flavours and fine tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Tamar Ridge Reserve Tasmania Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
A lovely cool climate style of pinot with a savoury berry/oak nose and a spicy oak/dark fruit palate.
Comments Off on Devil’s Corner Mt Amos Tasmania Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Rich aromatic combo of plums, cherries and spices. Luscious in the mouth with brooding fruit characters. It has warm spiciness and a tannic finish. 3-5
Comments Off on Devil’s Corner Resolution Tasmania Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Nose is a complexity of stewed plums and spices with an attractive palate, soft in the mouth, with good weight of fruit. 5+
Comments Off on Tamar Ridge Single Block Tasmania Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Light stewed cherry fruit fragrances with a hint of spice and a clean bright palate generous with fruit flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Crittenden Estate Cri de Coeur Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on Trinity Hill Lost Garden Hawkes Bay Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Lovely lifted fruit sitting in the dark spectrum with stalky/leafy notes, silky tannins and bright acidity. 5+
Comments Off on Steels Gate Estate Blend Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Stewed strawberry aromas with a spicy perfumed lift. Tight and crunchy in the mouth with good overall fruit flavours. 5
Comments Off on Rob Dolan White Label Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
A savoury style with bright lifted fragrances and a delicate fleshy palate. 5+
Comments Off on Rob Dolan True Colours Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on Mike Press Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on Akarua Rua Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on Akarua Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on Mortimer’s of Orange Chestnut Garth Orange Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Smoky berry aromas with farmyard-like characters adding complexity. Dense and spicy on the palate with fine grained tannins, robust varietal fruit and a lingering finish.
Comments Off on Cooks Lot Iconique Barrique Orange Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
A warm and spicy style with great cool fruit characters of sour cherries and rhubarb, sweet spices and meaty elements. 3-5
Comments Off on PepperGreen Estate Southern Highlands Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on Lerida Estate Josephine Lake George Single Vineyard Canberra District Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on Lerida Estate Cullerin Canberra District Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / April 24, 2020