Very identifiable as Tasmanian Pinot - this one from the Coal River and the high performing Pooley Wines. Last tasting note here was way back 153 weeks ago. Red fruited - drinking this early in its drinking window. Light to medium weight - lovely Tassie purity. Fine tannins. — a year ago
Burnt ends - what a fucking cool Tasmanian Chardonnay! Super mineral and fruity. Kind of too oaky at first but it mellowed and it was beautiful. The sommelier told me it was close to a Chablis premier cru because the soil is mostly@limestone. — 2 years ago
Mid crimson in colour - almost transparent. Red fruited with typical Huon Valley perfume - earthy, Sous Bois, mushroom - sweet and savoury characters on the palate. Finely textured (Chairman’s Trophy - 2020 Tasmanian Wine Show). There is a Reserve Cuvée which is richer still. Had another bottle 63 weeks later on 1st August 2024 with similar notes. Always rich and delicious. I can see why it won the Chairmans Trophy in Tasmania. — 2 years ago
Popped and poured. The Clover Hill Rosé pours a pale salmon color that’s hardly discernible as rosé at first though, it does seem to deepen a bit with air. White peach, raspberries, pink lady apples, and minerals. The wine is round but attractive and there’s ample acid to provide balance. Paired very well with homemade chicken noodle soup. — 3 years ago
Pall mall with kenlee mike and Rachel. Felt like drinking Tasmanian cause we’re back in Singapore! Super dry for a Sauvignon Blanc, mineraly, oak which is why i didn’t expect it to be a Sauvignon Blanc — a year ago
See 2 previous notes from 2019 and 2022. Rich red and black fruits with Raspberry Strawberry Red Cherry and Black Cherry. A cool tasting Pinot (temperature). Barely medium weight but with great palate intensity. The remaining few will still be kicking in 3 plus years but as I said in the earlier notes the wow factor was there when it was young and I tried it at the Tasmanian Pinot Extravaganza in Launceston approximately 5 years ago. — a year ago
My first Tasmanian wine. Light. — 2 years ago
This is the Lutruwita Pinot Noir made by Chatto - not in your database Delectable and understandably so. Bought this today at the Bruny Island Cheese company who make the only raw milk cheese in Australia. This wine was a pale crimson in colour. Nose shows that dried cherry, Sous Bois, whole bunch influences you get from Tasmanian Pinot which makes them so attractive. This is in the lighter palate spectrum. Made by Jim Chatto, one of Australia’s more accomplished winemakers who was the Chief Winemaker at Mount Pleasant, Hunter Valley, before moving to Tasmania like so many in the wine trade and now produces CHATTO Pinot Noir very successfully. — 3 years ago
David White
I’m a fan of Tasmanian Pinot and Bay of Fires never disappoints, ruby coloured with layered berry flavours with some spice and vanilla, smooth integrated tannins all balanced with 13.5% alc, as well as a lingering aftertaste. — 6 months ago