Original Vineyard Pinot Noir

Family home for Christmas so these are brief notes. Tawny notes to the colour when poured. Aromatic red fruits strawberry and cherry - light to medium weight palate. This Pinot was a cut above the normal even for a quality producer like Bindi. An undergrowth briary note which adds interest. We thoroughly enjoyed drinking this. I buy Bindi every year for good reasons. Enjoyed another bottle 43 weeks later on 13th October 2023. Barb really liked this. Aromatic notes - confectionery with bright red and black cherries. Seems much more fruit driven - little evidence of whole bunch in the ferment. Fine tannins.

Fresh red fruits dominating on nose and palate - an aroma that tells you this wine will be delicious. Barely medium weight but with a palate of medium plus intensity finishing with superfine tannins. Top quality with a drinking window stretching to 2030. First bottle of 4 in my cellar.

Bindi is certainly one of Australia’s top Pinot Noir and Chardonnay producers and this is their second best Pinot cuvée after Block 5. This wine is light to mid Ruby in colour. Earthy dried plum notes with some spice. So balanced and resolved that nothing stands out as it did when it was young. The black cherry aromas in its youth are largely subdued. Still retaining some power and persistence. Conflicted as to whether I liked it better in its youth or now in its maturity.

The second best Cuvée of Bindi for Pinot Noir after Block 5. Aromas of violets and red fruits. On the palate sweet red fruits with M+ Intensity on the palate bordering on profound intensity for the palate weight. Soft resolved tannins - ready to drink.

Quite pale in appearance which belies the power of the palate. Lovely nose showing mainly strawberry notes and some raspberry. Very fruit driven with no apparent whole bunch influence. A cool airey wine. I would love to put this up against some 2015 Burgundies- I think it would compare well.

Pale Ruby in colour. Notes of beetroot, loam, Sous bois with a little varnishy note from the oak. The pale colour belies the palate intensity - very Burgundian in style. Lacks a little mid palate fruit and flesh. Might have been better a few years ago. Finishes a little astringent.

Haven't updated here in a while now, but I've been drinking well and Google Keep has been my trusty note-taker. Thought I kick things off with this absolutely killer wine. I know I said that Michael's wine fell victim to the heat of 16' after drinking the vintage's Block 5, but this wine was the total opposite - just brimming with elegance and nerve. Floral, red fruited, spicy, silky, ethereal.

NB: Looking at them both within such a short time frame really paints a wonderful picture of site difference. We all know this, but its nice to be reminded. Both MV6, just from neighbouring vineyards, the OV being a bit older. I guess Michael does say the Block 5 typically needs more time to develop the suppleness of the OV, but the OV's just such a joy to drink atm. Best 16' Pino I've had from Australia so far.

earthy, sappy with notes of cherry and spices

Spicy cherry aromas with hints of pepper. Some earthiness on the palate. Different terroir of Macedon showing thru to my usual diet of Yarra Valley Mornington Gippsland and Tasmania when it comes to Pinot Noir. At its best at 6 to 10 years so just entering its drinking window. Enough acid to do that easily to 2020.

2009 vintage. Notes of beetroot and stewed fruit. Medium weight but has filled out since last tasting a year ago. Better than the Composition a few days ago. Sappy and Textural. Very Good.