Tasmania Pinot Noir

I could drink this all evening. Such purity of fruit but not a whisper of confection about it. Fragrant and lifting. Everything a young Pinot should be. Good to go now or hold for at least 5 years.

Yep last night was a 2 bottle night 🙊 It was too hard to resist the urge as it was Pinot Noir Day after all.

I received this bottle of Tassie Pinot as a lovely gift from a wonderful lady I’ve done some work with in Perth (thank you Sheree!). She gave it to me over a year ago, but I got pregnant 🤰 before I had time to open it. So I’ve been waiting for the right moment to crack it now that the bub 👶 is here.

It’s a 2017 Pinot Noir from the Huon Valley (south of Hobart) made by Sailor Seeks Horse. Swipe across to see all the juicy info on the back label.

Sailor Seeks Horse is owned and operated by Paul & Gilli Lipscombe who studied in Margaret River and have worked in vineyards in France, Oregon and New Zealand. Their love is Chardonnay & Pinot Noir (my kind of people!).

So I pulled out my Pinot specific Riedel glass last night and got stuck in.

Beautiful! So worth the 12 month wait! From the garnet shade in the glass to the gorgeous aromas of plums, cherries and herbs. I was in love! In the mouth it’s beautifully balanced with red & black fruits coming through and juicy acidity. Elegant and delicious 🍷

All opinions are based on my own taste buds. Wine is subjective & always evolving, so make sure you drink what you enjoy!

How cool. Gorgeous Tasmanian PN. Natural yeast start. Some stem inclusion. 💯 PN

Red currant and red cherry. Nicely put together. A little bit of bramble and spice. This will please many, but I’m not in love with it.

Cool@climate , cherry cola, some stems, pretty wine from the darkness of Tasmania

Hot damn, this vino just kept giving. Cherry fruits, shroomy/mossy earthy aromas. Superbly balanced vino, flavourfully complex yet elegant.

Damp sod, mushroom, black cherry; layered, complex, pomegranate with moderate acidity. Intensity of fruit and persistent finish.

Lovely, pale red, brimming with great aromatics, red raspberries, gun powder, wb savouriness. Light on the attack, candied, but delicate. Finesse and easy drinkability, with air the finish lifts off to another level, echoes of gummy bear peach candy for yonks-Bizarre, but delicious.!

Fine and detailed. Light bodied, detailed but lacking a bit of complexity and weight.

This has got to be the top Pinot Noir from the Southern Hemisphere. Who else is fighting for the podium?! Chacra in Patigonia has a shot. Burn Cottage from NZ I like. Ochota from Oz is worthy of a podium. But yeah, Sailor is winning gold in my book.