Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
See many previous notes of this excellent Pinot Noir. My last 2010 Bass Phillip Estate sadly. Pale to mid Ruby in colour giving no hint of the intensity to come. A floral earthy perfume showing beetroot and red fruits - a hint of whole bunch in the ferment. On the palate the same earthy root vegetable flavours with savoury red fruits and that Bass Phillip palate intensity with great length and persistence. Low acidity. An excellent new world Pinot which has cellared well.
See many previous notes of this excellent Pinot Noir. My last 2010 Bass Phillip Estate sadly. Pale to mid Ruby in colour giving no hint of the intensity to come. A floral earthy perfume showing beetroot and red fruits - a hint of whole bunch in the ferment. On the palate the same earthy root vegetable flavours with savoury red fruits and that Bass Phillip palate intensity with great length and persistence. Low acidity. An excellent new world Pinot which has cellared well.
Oct 14th, 2020Complex aromas of red fruits, stalks, sous bois, and compost heap - the Bass Phillip DNA. On the palate medium weight with great intensity and soft resolved Tannins. Great length - the product of close planting and meticulous horticulture. Consistently a wonderful Pinot and as James Halliday said “eerily Burgundian “.
Complex aromas of red fruits, stalks, sous bois, and compost heap - the Bass Phillip DNA. On the palate medium weight with great intensity and soft resolved Tannins. Great length - the product of close planting and meticulous horticulture. Consistently a wonderful Pinot and as James Halliday said “eerily Burgundian “.
Oct 29th, 2019Pale to mid crimson. Strawberry varnishy aromas. My wife immediately said Bass Phillip on first tasting it. It is distinctive and we have been buying and drinking Bass Phillip for many years. On the palate wild strawberry with good savoury intensity. Once again the pale colour belies the intensity of this light to medium weight wine which speaks of its Gippsland site, close planting regime and biodynamic approach. Excellent as always. This is the Estate which is 3rd ranked behind the Premium and the Reserve.
Pale to mid crimson. Strawberry varnishy aromas. My wife immediately said Bass Phillip on first tasting it. It is distinctive and we have been buying and drinking Bass Phillip for many years. On the palate wild strawberry with good savoury intensity. Once again the pale colour belies the intensity of this light to medium weight wine which speaks of its Gippsland site, close planting regime and biodynamic approach. Excellent as always. This is the Estate which is 3rd ranked behind the Premium and the Reserve.
Jun 14th, 2018