Posted: May 12, 2022
A big spicy oak dominated pinot. Lovely perfumed/floral fruit fragrances with meaty notes and great palate weight and length with attractive varietal characters.
Comments Off on Tomich Hill Hilltop Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A young tannic wine that is complex and meaty with cranberry fruit-like nuances.
Comments Off on Mt Bera Wild & Free Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A lean amalgam of red cherry fruit with loads of vanillin oak. Needs time to settle.
Comments Off on The Kings’ Creed Wine Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
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Comments Off on Artwine Saint Vincent Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
“Light in colour – big in flavour!” enthused one judge. This elegant and stylish cool climate pinot has beautiful varietal fruit, delicate spicy oak and earthy notes.
Comments Off on Taylors Taylor Made Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Light spicy red berry nose and lightly perfumed strawberry palate with fine tannins.
Comments Off on K1 By Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A young spicy cool climate varietal with lovely meaty/umami savoury characters.
Comments Off on Nepenthe Altitude Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A big, rich, firm and complex grippy young wine with aromas of plums and licorice and flavours of stewed fruits.
Comments Off on Chain Of Ponds Section 400 Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Spicy stalky aromas and a bright and lean cool climate palate with a nice stalky sappy note.
Comments Off on PRESS + BLOOM Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
An excellent example of a cool climate pinot that is young, fruity and spicy with spicy/meaty aromas and delicate fruit flavours supported by supple tannins.
Comments Off on Vinteloper Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Black cherry fruit aromas and flavours with hints of mint and chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Below & Above Single Vineyard Pemberton Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A bigger style of pinot with a generosity of lifted red berry fruits edged with forest floor/barnyard notes.
Comments Off on Mount Trio Great Southern Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A melange of raspberry and sour cherry fruit, cola, spices and fine tannins.
Comments Off on Swings & Roundabouts Backyard Stories Mount Barker Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A bright minerally bouquet with forest floor nuances and generous fruit flavours with good acidity.
Comments Off on Stonehaven Stepping Stone Limestone Coast Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Forest floor/mushroom-like aromas. Juicy in the mouth with cherry flavours, grippy tannins and great acid.
Comments Off on Stumpy Gully Vineyard Stumpy Gully Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Nose is toasty, spicy and earthy. Good fruit influence on the palate. Savoury finish.
Comments Off on Stumpy Gully Vineyard Peninsula Panorama Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Sweet dark berry fruit characters, plenty of oak and silky-smooth tannins.
Comments Off on Ulithorne Altus Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Well worth cellaring, this youthful, bright ruby red is fragrant and full-bodied, with deep cherry and spice flavours, showing good complexity, and a well-structured, harmonious finish. $35
Comments Off on te Pa Marlborough Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Looking for a great value pinot noir? Matured for 18 months in French oak barrels, this deep ruby, very harmonious red is fragrant, rich and supple, with generous cherry, plum and spice flavours, finely balanced oak and gentle tannins. Already…
Comments Off on Main Divide North Canterbury Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Offering good value, this concentrated red was estate-grown, matured for 14 months in barriques and large format oak, and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Deep ruby, it is full-bodied, with very youthful, dense flavours, fresh acidity, oak complexity and a firm…
Comments Off on Terra Sancta Central Otago Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Still very youthful, this single-vineyard red was hand-picked in the Omaka Valley, matured in French oak barrels (33% new), and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Deep ruby, it is invitingly scented, with fresh, concentrated cherry, plum and spice flavours, a hint…
Comments Off on te Pa The Reserve Collection Taylor River Marlborough Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Deep crimson wine with dark cherry fruit, chocolaty characters and a savoury element.
Comments Off on Ross Hill Harry Orange Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Slightly sweet floral fruit fragrances with generous raspberry fruit flavours on a long well-structured palate.
Comments Off on Cooks Lot Iconique Barrique R18 Orange Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A nose of plums and berries with savoury/herbal notes and a similar palate.
Comments Off on Cooks Lot Iconique Barrique R16R17 Unfiltered Orange Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Vibrant dark fruit fragrances with floral touches and meaty notes. Nice savoury length to the palate with a raspberry finish.
Comments Off on Cooks Lot Iconique Barrique R16R17 Orange Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A lighter, slightly stalkier, style with floral red berry fruit and good line of acid.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Copper Tumbarumba Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Plum, berries and spices on the nose with floral notes and a soft, elegant raspberries and cream palate.
Comments Off on Pete’s Pure Murray Darling Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: December 3, 2021
A complex and very more-ish pinot with great varietal persistence. Has brooding forest floor fragrances and dark fruit flavours with cedary oak and nice acid line.
Comments Off on Nanny Goat Vineyard Queensberry Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Attractive raspberry nose and tight palate with slightly stalky raspberry flavours.
Comments Off on Nanny Goat Vineyard Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Leathery notes to the cherry nose. Quite a tight and savoury palate with cherry flavours.
Comments Off on Catalina Sounds Marlborough Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
A very pretty lightweight wine with rhubarb and plum-like varietal characters.
Comments Off on Sorby Adams Gudilly Adelaide Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
A brambly bouquet and fresh cherry driven palate with good oak use and persistent tannins.
Comments Off on Seville Estate Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Deeply coloured, this single-vineyard, hand-picked, barrel-aged red has a slight lack of delicacy and finesse. However, it is boldly fruity, with strong cherry, plum and spice flavours, woven with fresh acidity. $35
Comments Off on Remarkable Central Otago Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Estate-grown at Alexandra, this ruby-hued, single-vineyard red was matured for over a year in French oak barriques (25% new). Showing good complexity, it is sweet-fruited, with fresh acidity and moderately rich, berryish, spicy, slightly nutty flavours. Best drinking mid-2022+. $42…
Comments Off on Three Miners Warden’s Court Central Otago Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Ready to roll, this single-vineyard red was matured for 10 months in French oak barrels (25% new). It has deep, mature colour, fresh acidity and strong plum/spice flavours, slightly herbal and earthy. $35
Comments Off on Remarkable Central Otago Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Enjoyable young, this unoaked red is ruby hued and vibrantly fruity, with good body and depth of berryish, spicy flavours, fresh, ripe and smooth. (From Rockburn). $25 (A, UK, US)
Comments Off on Devil’s Staircase Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
This single-vineyard red is released at five years old. Mature ruby, with a slightly leafy bouquet, it is medium-bodied, with very good depth of spicy, slightly nutty flavour, showing considerable complexity. Ready. $35
Comments Off on Black Stilt Waitaki Valley North Otago Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Drinking well now, this single-vineyard red was matured for 10 months in French oak barrels (25% new). Ruby hued, it is fragrant, with moderately rich cherry, plum and spice flavours, nutty, savoury notes adding complexity, and ripe, supple tannins. $30
Comments Off on Remarkable Central Otago Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Bargain-priced, this age-worthy Waipara red was matured for 10 months in French oak barriques (15-18% new). Bright ruby, it is full-bodied, with fresh acidity and plum, cherry and spice flavours, showing very good vigour and depth. Best drinking 2023+. $20…
Comments Off on Mount Brown Estates North Canterbury Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Deeply coloured, with a fragrant, spicy bouquet, this ‘reserve’ wine was grown at three sites at Bannockburn and matured for a year in French oak barriques (25% new). Youthful but already approachable, it is full-bodied and sweet-fruited, with concentrated, ripe,…
Comments Off on Wild Earth Earth and Sky Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
This graceful, finely poised red was grown at Parkburn (mostly) and Gibbston, and matured for 10 months in French oak barrels (33% new). Deep ruby, it is fragrant and vibrantly fruity, with mouthfilling body and strong cherry, plum and spice…
Comments Off on Rockburn Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Still very youthful, this bold Waipara red was harvested from 20 year-old vines and matured for 18 months in French oak barriques (25% new). Deep ruby, with a savoury bouquet, it is full-bodied, with fresh acidity and cherryish, plummy, slightly…
Comments Off on Mount Brown Estates Grand Reserve North Canterbury Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
This seductively smooth and harmonious red was estate-grown at Tarras, in the Cromwell Basin. Ruby hued, it is fragrant, with generous, ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, savoury notes adding complexity, and gentle acidity. Already delicious. $43
Comments Off on Maori Point Single Vineyard Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Well worth cellaring, this estate-grown red was hand-harvested and matured for 10 months in French oak casks (30% new). Deep ruby, it is fragrant and supple, with youthful cherry, plum, spice and nut flavours, showing very good ripeness and complexity,…
Comments Off on Domain Road Central Otago Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Certified organic, this estate-grown red was hand-picked from 25 year-old vines and matured for nine months in French oak barrels (20% new). Weighty and sweet-fruited, it is a sturdy young wine, with generous cherry, plum, spice and nut flavours, showing…
Comments Off on Carrick Organic Central Otago Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
This attractive North Canterbury red was matured for 10 months in seasoned oak barrels. Bright ruby, it is a refined, savoury wine, mouthfilling and supple, with youthful, ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, a hint of herbs, good complexity and…
Comments Off on Ataahua Waipara Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
This refined, graceful red was grown at Parkburn (85%) and Gibbston (15%), and matured for 10 months in French oak casks (33% new). Deep ruby, it is highly fragrant, mouthfilling and sweet-fruited, with concentrated cherry, plum and spice flavours, a…
Comments Off on Rockburn Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
This very graceful red was estate-grown at Gibbston, hand-harvested and matured in French oak casks (25% new). Deep, bright ruby, it is perfumed, mouthfilling and supple, with generous, ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, a subtle seasoning of oak, and…
Comments Off on Coal Pit Tiwha Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Still unfolding, this is a ruby-hued, full-bodied red, with fresh, strong, plum and spice flavours, slightly earthy notes, a touch of complexity and a fairly firm finish. Best drinking mid-2022+. $25
Comments Off on Haha Marlborough Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
This good value red was grown at Waipara, in North Canterbury, and matured for 18 months in French oak barrels. Ruby hued, it is mouthfilling and supple, with generous cherry, plum, spice and nut flavours, fresh acidity and a smooth,…
Comments Off on Main Divide Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021