See several previous notes. My last bottle of Premium from 2013. Tawny crimson in colour. More fruit driven than savoury on this showing. Red cherry and red florals with some Sous Bois. As in previous notes - ripe fruit. Quite sweet, rich and intense. A superb Pinot Noir by any standard. One of the best Pinots I’ve had this year and that includes New Zealand and Burgundy.
See several previous notes. My last bottle of Premium from 2013. Tawny crimson in colour. More fruit driven than savoury on this showing. Red cherry and red florals with some Sous Bois. As in previous notes - ripe fruit. Quite sweet, rich and intense. A superb Pinot Noir by any standard. One of the best Pinots I’ve had this year and that includes New Zealand and Burgundy.
Jul 23rd, 2023Light to mid Ruby in appearance - partly transparent. Raspberries, Strawberries and Cherries with spicy notes. A sweeter palate than normal with M+ intensity. Good power and drive. After a few hours still quite sweet. As I said in a previous note grapes obviously picked late to achieve ultra ripeness. Returning later - a dried red. Cherry aroma.
Light to mid Ruby in appearance - partly transparent. Raspberries, Strawberries and Cherries with spicy notes. A sweeter palate than normal with M+ intensity. Good power and drive. After a few hours still quite sweet. As I said in a previous note grapes obviously picked late to achieve ultra ripeness. Returning later - a dried red. Cherry aroma.
Feb 26th, 2023Ripe red cherry and red floral aromas. On the palate quite sweet, rich and delicious. Grapes were obviously picked late and ripe to give this concentrated Pinot Noir. After a while, the trademark compost heap, Sous Bois characters. The quality of the fruit is undeniable- it just lacks a little bottle complexity. The first of 3. Have the 2nd in a year or so. Arguably the 2nd best Pinot Noir in Australia after the Bass Phillip Reserve.
Ripe red cherry and red floral aromas. On the palate quite sweet, rich and delicious. Grapes were obviously picked late and ripe to give this concentrated Pinot Noir. After a while, the trademark compost heap, Sous Bois characters. The quality of the fruit is undeniable- it just lacks a little bottle complexity. The first of 3. Have the 2nd in a year or so. Arguably the 2nd best Pinot Noir in Australia after the Bass Phillip Reserve.
Mar 31st, 2022
Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
