Posted: April 24, 2020
Pronounced raspberry aromatics with elegant restraint to the cranberry/sour cherry palate and hints of white pepper.
Comments Off on Logan Weemala Orange Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Aromas of raspberry with subtle oak underlay. Good varietal expression to the dry palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Ross Hill Pinnacle Orange Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
An oak driven pinot with very good primary fruit underneath. Plenty of acid and mineral complexity. Needs more time. 3-5
Comments Off on Bream Creek Vineyard Reserve Tasmania Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Bright confectionery berry bouquet with a simple but pleasing palate lively with crunchy red fruits. 3-5
Comments Off on Bream Creek Vineyard Tasmania Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Upfront oak bouquet with fragrant cherry notes and a powerful and beautifully textured palate showing excellent “pinosity”, lots of spiciness and plenty of oak. 5+
Comments Off on Jack Rabbit Vineyard Bellarine Peninsula Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
A lovely young pinot with pure primary fruit characters reminiscent of sour cherries with fine dusty tannins in support and a good level of acidity for a long life. 5+
Comments Off on Leura Park Estate Bellarine Peninsula Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Mulberry bouquet with spicy lift and lovely, slightly stewed, cherry flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Soumah ‘Hexham Vineyard’ Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Lovely ruby red hued wine with great aroma complexity of plums, sweet spices and pepper. The palate is dense and well integrated with fresh blue fruits and firm savoury tannins.
Comments Off on Colmar Estate Block 1 Orange Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Strawberry fruit driven style with some earthy elements and slight confectionery characters. 3-5
Comments Off on Nashdale Lane Legacy Orange Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
An oak driven nose leading to a ripe fruit palate layered with fine silky tannins.
Comments Off on Robert Bowen Pemberton Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Aromas of cloves, cranberries and rhubarb with “lots of tricks” creating flavour drive and length. 5+
Comments Off on Smithbrook Single Vineyard Pemberton Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
A raspberry bouquet with hints of oak and a violet-like lift. Lovely layers of dark chocolate, raspberry and vanilla flavours.
Comments Off on Centennial Vineyards Reserve Southern Highlands Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
A good nose; plenty of red cherry aromas and delicate confectionery fruit flavours with spiciness.
Comments Off on Centennial Vineyards House Block Southern Highlands Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Exotic spices and blue fruits on the nose with rich mulberry flavours and sweet vanillin oak. Ageing beautifully.
Comments Off on Kosciuszko Tumbarumba Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Aromas like sarsaparilla with smoky oak notes and a silky-smooth solid fruit palate with soft tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Plantagenet Normand Great Southern Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Bright light strawberry bouquet with hints of forest floor characters. A savoury fruit palate with fine tannins and crisp acidity. 3-5
Comments Off on Bellarmine Pemberton Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Loads of mocha-like oak on the nose with rich fruit flavours and slightly furry tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Silkwood Estate The Bowman Single Vineyard Pemberton Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
A powerful wine with juicy lolly-like edge to the cherry/plum nose. The palate has a generosity of sweet fruit flavours with firm tannins and a lovely lingering aftertaste. 5+
Comments Off on Zarephath Single Vineyard Great Southern Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Ruby hued, this is a very graceful, medium-bodied red, with strong, vibrant plum/spice flavours, showing excellent complexity, fine-grained tannins and a smooth, harmonious finish. Best drinking 2022+.
Comments Off on Villa Maria Reserve Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Ruby hued, drink-young style, very lightly oak-influenced. Medium-bodied, vibrantly fruity and supple, with ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, a touch of complexity and a smooth finish. $20 (UK, US)
Comments Off on Sileni Cellar Selection Hawke’s Bay Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Bright ruby, youthful red, barrel-aged for 11 months. Fresh, plummy, spicy, slightly nutty flavours, showing considerable complexity, and a fairly firm finish. $25 (UK)
Comments Off on Waimea Nelson Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Enjoyable young, this ruby hued, supple red is medium-bodied, with fresh, ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, hints of herbs and nutty oak (from 11 months maturation in French oak barriques), and considerable complexity. $30 (A, UK, US)
Comments Off on Awatere River Vavasour Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Fragrant, savoury, single-vineyard Bannockburn red, matured for a year in French oak barriques (25% new). Deep ruby, well-structured wine with fresh, youthful cherry, plum, spice and nut flavours, showing excellent ripeness and complexity. Best drinking 2021+. $40 (A, UK, US)
Comments Off on Wild Earth Central Otago Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Still unfolding, this firmly structured red was estate-grown, hand-picked and barrel-aged for 20 months. Bright ruby, with ripe cherry, plum, spice and nut flavours, good tannin backbone and a perfumed bouquet, it’s well worth cellaring to 2022+. $55
Comments Off on Folding Hill Orchard Block Bendigo Central Otago Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Finely scented, ruby hued red, matured for a year in French oak hogsheads (20% new). Still very youthful, with vibrant cherry, plum and spice flavours, fresh acidity and supple tannins. Elegant, savoury red, well worth cellaring to 2022+. $98 (A)
Comments Off on Dry River Martinborough Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
This single-vineyard Bendigo red offers fine value. Barrel-aged for 10 months, it is bright ruby, with a fragrant, savoury bouquet. Mouthfilling, it is sweet-fruited, with rich cherry, plum and spice flavours, showing very good complexity and harmony, and a smooth…
Comments Off on Ballasalla Central Otago Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Finely scented, ruby hued red, hand-picked from vines planted in 1993, matured for 14 months in French oak barriques (30% new), and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Savoury, with impressive density of cherryish, plummy, spicy, nutty flavours, still fresh and youthful,…
Comments Off on Muddy Water Waipara Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Classy, youthful red, hand-picked, barrel-aged, and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Bright ruby, fresh and very refined, with strong cherry, plum, spice and nut flavours, finely balanced and long, and an attractively scented bouquet. $45
Comments Off on Folding Hill Bendigo Central Otago Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Priced right, this easy-drinking regional blend is ruby hued, fresh and smooth. Enjoyable young, it is fruity, slightly spicy and nutty, with a touch of complexity and ripe, supple tannins. $19
Comments Off on Yealands Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Estate-grown, this moderately youthful red is ruby hued, mouthfilling and sweet-fruited, with fresh cherry, spice and herb flavours, showing good depth, and a smooth finish. Drink 2020. $23
Comments Off on Yealands Reserve Marlborough Awatere Valley Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Fresh, supple, ruby hued red, attractively scented, with very good depth of cherry, plum and spice flavours, lively acidity and considerable complexity. Priced right. $22 (A, UK, US)
Comments Off on Wither Hills Marlborough Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Enjoyable young, this light ruby red was grown principally in the Eyrie Vineyard, in the lower Waihopai Valley, and matured for eight months in seasoned French oak casks. Fresh and smooth, it is sweet-fruited, with good depth of cherry, plum…
Comments Off on Lake Chalice The Falcon Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Drinking well now, but still unfolding, this ruby hued red is mouthfilling, with ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, showing very good depth and complexity, finely balanced tannins and a lingering finish. $28
Comments Off on Wither Hills Single Vineyard Taylor River Marlborough Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
From a relatively warm site at the base of the hills on the south side of the Wairau Valley, this age-worthy red was matured in French oak barriques (22% new). Bright ruby, it has strong, ripe cherry, plum and spice…
Comments Off on Saint Clair Pioneer Block 22 Barn Block Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
This fragrant red was estate-grown at Fairhall and matured in French oak barriques (24% new). Bright ruby, it is youthful, with very good depth of ripe, berryish, spicy flavours, savoury notes adding complexity and fine, supple tannins. Best drinking 2021+….
Comments Off on Saint Clair Pioneer Block 14 Doctor’s Creek Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
This powerful pinot noir was grown in the Eyrie Vineyard, in the lower Waihopai Valley, and barrique-aged for 11 months. Deeply coloured, it is fleshy, with ripe plum/spice flavours, fresh and strong. An age-worthy red, it should be at its…
Comments Off on Lake Chalice The Raptor Marlborough Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Offering good value, this fragrant red was hand-picked from mature vines, fermented with indigenous yeasts and barrel-aged (20% new). Ruby hued, it is mouthfilling and savoury, with ripe fruit flavours, good complexity and a smooth, harmonious finish. Best drinking 2021+….
Comments Off on Allan Scott [Black Label] Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Softly seductive, this ruby-hued red was grown in Benmorven Vineyard, west of Blenheim. Refined and supple, it has ripe cherry, plum, spice and nut flavours, good complexity and a well-rounded finish. Already delicious, it should be at its best 2021+….
Comments Off on Saint Clair Pioneer Block 23 Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
This highly attractive, single-vineyard red was grown in the Southern Valleys and matured for 10 months in French oak barriques (30% new). Ruby hued, it is fragrant, sweet-fruited and savoury, with youthful cherry, plum, spice and nut flavours, showing excellent…
Comments Off on Delta Hatters Hill Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
This deep ruby, highly fragrant and youthful red has a powerful presence. The bouquet is savoury and complex; the palate sturdy, with concentrated, ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, integrated oak, fresh acidity and a long finish. Best drinking 2021+….
Comments Off on Wither Hills The Honourable Marlborough Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Highly fragrant, deeply coloured red, hand-picked in the Southern Valleys and matured for 16 months in French oak barriques (30% new). Full-bodied and sweet-fruited, with deep cherry, plum and spice flavours, complex, savoury and long. Very ageworthy, but already delicious….
Comments Off on Greywacke Marlborough Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Pale pink, Wairau Valley wine with good depth of fresh strawberryish, slightly peachy and spicy flavours, balanced acidity and a dry, smooth finish. $20 (A)
Comments Off on Hunter’s Rosé Marlborough Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
“A good commercial drop,” noted one judge. Has bright red fruits nicely layered with oak and grainy tannins.
Comments Off on Jo Nash Single Vineyard Upper Goulburn Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Quite a meaty savoury nose and a rich style of palate bright with primary fruit flavours and peppery notes.
Comments Off on Marchand & Burch Villages Mount Barker Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Pretty spicy raspberry nose with subtle varietal fruit flavours and fine tannins.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Organic Wines Point 65 Orange Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Attractive strawberry-like fruit showing a hint of secondary characters developing and has a fine tannin finish.
Comments Off on Jip Jip Rocks Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: February 19, 2020
Good length and freshness with plenty of oak and attractive savouriness layered by the sweet cherry fruit. A complete wine! 5+
Comments Off on Home Hill Kelly’s Reserve Tasmania Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / February 19, 2020
Posted: February 19, 2020
This nose is a bright raspberry nougat delight showing delicate mineral notes and these features are echoed on the finely structured palate. 5+
Comments Off on Singlefile Wines Pemberton Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / February 19, 2020
Posted: January 11, 2020
Still very youthful, this Waipara red was barrique-aged for 10 months. Full, bright ruby, it has good concentration of ripe, plummy, spicy flavours, savoury notes adding complexity, and a well-structured finish. Best drinking 2021+. $32 (A)
Comments Off on Greystone Nor’Wester by North Canterbury Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / January 11, 2020
Posted: January 11, 2020
Spicy, earthy and smoky aromas with ripe fruit flavours and a warming finish.
Comments Off on Lake Chalice The Falcon Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / January 11, 2020