Curly Flat
Macedon Ranges Pinot Noir
Macedon Ranges, Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia
Always a pleasure opening a Curly Flat and this was no exception. A little sterner than the HCE 1er pinot noir that preceded it — tough act to follow — but quality all the way.
Always a pleasure opening a Curly Flat and this was no exception. A little sterner than the HCE 1er pinot noir that preceded it — tough act to follow — but quality all the way.
Sep 16th, 2023Curly Flat never fails to bring joy to my life. I recall tasting this vintage pre-release at the end of a long lunch on a brutally Victorian winter’s day just before Jeni kindly drove my partner and I to the airport (a story unto itself). I recall the striking vitality of the wine, a contrast to the perfumed ‘14 and more delicate, fine-boned ‘13. It’s no shy wallflower, for sure, with proper acid and structure and weight. That whole-bunch character comes through beautifully, without even a hint of unripe vegetal notes. This one coerces rather than seduces, but it’s nonetheless convincing. Happy to have another bottle or two stashed away, as there’s much more to come from this one.
Curly Flat never fails to bring joy to my life. I recall tasting this vintage pre-release at the end of a long lunch on a brutally Victorian winter’s day just before Jeni kindly drove my partner and I to the airport (a story unto itself). I recall the striking vitality of the wine, a contrast to the perfumed ‘14 and more delicate, fine-boned ‘13. It’s no shy wallflower, for sure, with proper acid and structure and weight. That whole-bunch character comes through beautifully, without even a hint of unripe vegetal notes. This one coerces rather than seduces, but it’s nonetheless convincing. Happy to have another bottle or two stashed away, as there’s much more to come from this one.
Jul 21st, 2021Rich and broad and flavoursome. Beautifully made, even if it doesn’t hit all the flavour points I love. One to linger with.
Rich and broad and flavoursome. Beautifully made, even if it doesn’t hit all the flavour points I love. One to linger with.
Dec 31st, 2020
(Come on Delectable, clean up all these duplicates! Curly Flat Pinot Noir is the SAME wine as Curly Flat Macedon Ranges Pinot Noir. Please consolidate them!). This is going to be a beautiful wine. More delicacy and finer bones than the 2014, with a precise structure for the long run. Impressive. Right now I’d probably prefer the 2014, 2013, 2012 or 2010, but in time this will really shine.
(Come on Delectable, clean up all these duplicates! Curly Flat Pinot Noir is the SAME wine as Curly Flat Macedon Ranges Pinot Noir. Please consolidate them!). This is going to be a beautiful wine. More delicacy and finer bones than the 2014, with a precise structure for the long run. Impressive. Right now I’d probably prefer the 2014, 2013, 2012 or 2010, but in time this will really shine.
Jun 17th, 2018
