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Pinot Noir

While we continue to expand our collection of Burgundies, more and more new-world winemakers are coming to terms with this challenging variety. Australians have identified Geelong, the Yarra Valley and the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria as suited to premium Pinot Noir. More recently, Tasmania has shot up the ranks. Mount Mary, Farr Rising and Tolpuddle are names to seek out. New Zealand is also producing some compelling, full bodied wines. Look for regions like Martinborough, Marlborough and Central Otago.

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2019 Ponting Mowbray Boy Pinot Noir

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$32. 99
Bottle
$395.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2020-2025)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Semi translucent dark red colour with a light red hue. The nose shows good fragrance with hints of violets, red cherries and winter strawberries intermingling with forest floor and light spicy cedar notes. Delicious spicy red to dark cherry and winter strawberry fruits flow across the palate underscored by forest floor, a subtle meatiness and light cedar. Finishes with good freshness and power. Polished tannins with an aftertaste that’s long, elegant and savoury.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 13%

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2023 Pooley Pinot Noir

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$54. 99
Bottle
$659.88 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

The growing season began with consistent spring rainfall, fostering strong, healthy canopies and plentiful bunch numbers. Mild conditions persisted into summer, with few days exceeding 25°C. Early autumn brought sunny days and cool oceanic evenings, marking the start of veraison. This was followed by a return of warm temperatures, leading to a prolonged and leisurely vintage. The fruit matured slowly, developing integrated and balanced phenolic profiles.
This 2023 Pinot Noir is a blend of Cooinda Vale and Butcher’s Hill, with contributions from smaller parcels within the Coal River Valley. It underwent wild fermentation with 5% whole bunches over 14 days, followed by a 7-day post-ferment maceration in 2.5-tonne open ferment stainless steel tanks, with daily pump-overs. The wine was matured for 11 months in French oak, with 10% being new oak, using a mix of 90% puncheons (500L) and 10% barriques (225L).
Alc. 13%

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2021 Pooley Butchers Hill Oronsay Pinot Noir

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$130. 00
Bottle
$1560.00 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Screw Cap

The Pooley's planted their first vineyards over 35 years ago in the Coal River Valley of southern Tasmania. In 2013, after working in some of the best wineries around the world, Anna Pooley became the 3rd Generation winemaker of the family business, propelling the estate to critical acclaim. Their vineyards are set on excellent sites that receive very long sunlight hours for optimum ripening while producing fruit with finesse thanks to the close proximity to the cool Tasman Sea.
The Butcher’s Hill ‘Oronsay’ Pinot Noir is produced from 20-year-old vines (MV6 clone) on a north-facing slope at 30-100m above sea level. Following a 100% whole bunch fermentation of 21 days, the fruit was pressed to French oak barriques, 40% being new barrels, for 14 months of elevage. Expect a lively acid profile with chalky yet ripened tannin, pronounced weight, aromas of wild cherry, and an underlying savoury character.

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2021 Pooley Jack Denis Pinot Noir

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$199. 00
Bottle
$2388.00 Dozen

ABV: 13.2%

Closure: Stelvin

The Pooley's planted their first vineyards over 35 years ago in the Coal River Valley of southern Tasmania. In 2013, after working in some of the best wineries around the world, Anna Pooley became the 3rd Generation winemaker of the family business, propelling the estate to critical acclaim. Their vineyards are set on excellent sites that receive very long sunlight hours for optimum ripening while producing fruit with finesse thanks to the close proximity to the cool Tasman Sea.
The Jack Denis Pinot Noir is produced from the best parcels of fruit from the 38-year-old vines of the Cooinda Vale vineyard, tucked away in a nook of hills North of Campania, 80-100m above sea level. Following a 100% destemmed, wild fermentation of 28 days, the fruit was pressed to French oak barriques, 33% being new barrels, for 14 months of elevage. Expect a restrained pallet with velvet tannins, pitch-perfect acidity, and a finessed finish, with intoxicating aromas of violets, rosemary, and stewed strawberries on the nose. The palate finishes with savoury tobacco, fresh leather, and foraged mushroom. Certainly a wine for quiet contemplation or careful cellaring.

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2021 Pooley Cooinda Vale Oronsay Pinot Noir

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$130. 00
Bottle
$1560.00 Dozen

ABV: 13.2%

Closure: Stelvin

The Pooley's planted their first vineyards over 35 years ago in the Coal River Valley of southern Tasmania. In 2013, after working in some of the best wineries around the world, Anna Pooley became the 3rd Generation winemaker of the family business, propelling the estate to critical acclaim. Their vineyards are set on excellent sites that receive very long sunlight hours for optimum ripening while producing fruit with finesse thanks to the close proximity to the cool Tasman Sea.
The Cooinda Vale ‘Oronsay’ Pinot Noir is produced from 38-year-old vines (Pommard Clone) tucked away in a nook of hills North of Campania 80-100m above sea level. Following a 100% whole bunch fermentation of 24 days, the fruit was pressed to French oak barriques, 40% being new barrels, for 14 months of elevage. Expect a restrained pallet with understated tannin, bright acidity, aromas of cedarwood and kirsch, and a warming spice on the nose.

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2019 Pooley Pinot Noir

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$39. 99
Bottle
$479.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2021-2027)

ABV: 14%

Closure: Stelvin

Deep dark red colour with black tinged edges and a bright purple red hue. Very perfumed, the nose sees aromas of violets, dark cherries, ripe strawberries and anise sail out of the glass with notions of fresh herbs, subtle forest floor and spicy cedar ensuing. Making a very supple entrance, the palate is richly flavoured with expansive ripe dark cherry, plum and strawberry fruits. The back half picking up accents of anise, spicy cedar and subtle herb laced earth characters. Abundant power with silky smooth tannins and a long, rich, sleek aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 14%

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2019 Pooley Cooinda Vale Pinot Noir

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$59. 99
Bottle
$719.88 Dozen

ABV: 13.4%

Closure: Stelvin

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Last year, I fancied the Butcher’s more than Cooinda, and this year, it’s the other way around.

Dried rose and dried strawberry, dark raspberry, a dusting of spice and charcoal. It’s smooth and juicy, soft and fleshy tannin, ripe red fruit flavour, though a bit lacking precision and shape in the mouth, a lick of tannin on the finish, but slightly soapy and diffuse as it ends. Drink now - 2021+
90 points
Gary Walsh - Wine Front

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2018 Pooley Pinot Noir

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$39. 99
Bottle
$479.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2020-2026)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Matured in French oak. Bright dark red colour with black tinged edges and a light red hue. Perfumed aromatics of violets, ripe red cherries and strawberries blossom from the glass trailed by earthy forest floor notes, hints of anise and spicy cedar. The palate is both elegant and supple in its feel with rich red cherry, strawberry and subtle anise flavours having an earthy tone. Light vanillin cedar and spice characters sit underneath. Well integrated silky like tannins with a powerful and savoury finish.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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A perfect introduction to Tasmanian pinot noir generally and Pooley in particular. A core of succulent fruit, spiced black cherries and plums with a hint of forest floor and orange zest with oak imparting flavour and tannins. There's depth and complexity with supple tannins. Everything sits just right. Drink by 2028.
95 points
Jane Faulkner – James Halliday’s Wine Companion

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2022 Port Phillip Estate Balnarring Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$39. 99
Bottle
$479.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2023-2031)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Semi translucent red to dark red colour with black shaded edges and a light vibrant red hue. Very fragrant nose with pretty scents of violet, red cherry and strawberry delighting the olfactory senses. Hints of anise, forest floor, fresh herbs and spicy cedar are also evident. Delicious red to dark cherry and strawberry fruits line the palate which is light and fresh. Subtle anise, infusions of fresh herbs, delicate forest floor and spicy cedar elements ensue. Polished tannins with an agile red fruited finish.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 13%
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Being originally from the North of England, I naturally (incorrectly) pronounce the name with a short ‘a’ on the second one, though it’s supposed to be an ‘ah’ sound. Balnarring, darling. Red cherry, spiced strawberry, mint/aniseed, dried herbs, and a little undergrowth. It’s a little sappy, with sweet and sour red fruits, a cranberry freshness to acidity, some orange zest, cool and precise, with fine dusty tannin grip, and a spicy, gently peppery finish of brightness and crisp acidity. Lively. Better again with a few more years on it, I’d say. Drink 2024-2032.
93 Points
Gary Walsh – The Wine Front

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2021 Port Phillip Estate Balnarring Single Vineyard Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$37. 99
Bottle
$455.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2022-2030)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Matured in French oak, 15% new, for a period of 11 months. Semi translucent bright dark red colour with shades of black around the edges and a light red hue. Perfumed scents of violets, red cherries and winter strawberries blossom from the glass mixing with hints of anise, forest floor, spicy cedar and fresh herbs along the way. Delicious red cherry and winter strawberry fruits carry abundant freshness over a savoury back drop of forest floor, spicy cedar and fresh herb infusions. Bright elegant feel with a refined tannin structure. Concludes with a vibrant red fruited aftertaste.
Cellar 6-8 years.
Alc. 13%

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2020 Port Phillip Estate Balnarring Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$34. 99
Bottle
$419.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2021-2026)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Balnarring is Port Phillip Estate’s second site which was purchased in 2007 but planted in 1997. The original plantings of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir were added to by a further paddock of high density planted Pinot Noir.
Matured in French oak barriques, 15% of which were new, for 11 months. Semi translucent bright red colour with black tinged edges and a light red hue. Fragrant violet, red cherry and strawberry scents leap out of the glass followed by forest floor, fresh herb and delicate spicy cedar notes. A light, fresh style of Pinot the palate features red cherry and winter strawberry fruits over spicy cedar, forest floor and dried herb characters. Polished tannins finishing bright with good power and an elegant aftertaste.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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2019 Port Phillip Estate Balnarring Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$32. 99
Bottle
$395.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2021-2029)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Balnarring is Port Phillip Estate’s second site which was purchased in 2007 but planted in 1997. The original plantings of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir were added to by a further paddock of high density planted Pinot Noir. Fermented with the inclusion of a portion of wholes bunches this wine was matured in French oak barriques (18% new) for a period of 11 months.

Intensely flavoured, expansive and supple this is a highly moreish Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir.

Semi translucent dark red colour with black tinged edges and a light red hue. Perfumed like scents of violets, dark cherries and anise make for a very enticing sniff with ensuing forest floor, dried herb, meaty game like notes and spicy cedar adding complexity. The alluring palate has an expansive feel with a peacocks tail like power wave of rich dark cherry, anise and ripe strawberry fruits holding sway over a back drop of forest floor, a subtle meatiness, infusions of fresh herbs and spicy cedar. Supple and fleshy texturally with polished tannins and fresh acidity providing a great framework. Finishes very long and moreish.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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While medium bodied at best, with smooth and supple tannins, this packs a lot of flavour and depth. Floats between florals, spicy dark cherries and heady forest-floor aromas. Oak is neatly integrated. It's compelling, complex, lithe and a lovely drink. Drink by 2033.
95 points
Jane Faulkner – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

This opens taut, savoury and complex but as it breathes the fruit seems sweeter and fuller. It seems serious and stern at first; generous to the point of deliciousness in time. That said, a healthy amount of spice and twig-like notes remain heightened throughout and its tannin never really lets go of the reins. In short, it’s a joyous Pinot Noir with substance. It works now and it will also work if you wait. Drink 2021-2026+
94 points
Campbell Mattinson – The Wine Front

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2018 Port Phillip Estate Balnarring Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$36. 99
Bottle
$443.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: 5 - 6 Years (2024-2025)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Semi translucent bright red core with a crimson red hue. Fragrant aromas of ripe red to dark cherries and strawberries tinged with hints of anise and violets meld into forest floor and spicy cedar notes. Elegant and light in body the palate has a savoury flavour profile of red cherries and winter strawberries underpinned by forest floor, fresh herb, meaty cedar and spice characters. Nicely polished tannins finishing with fresh acidity and a medium to long aftertaste.
Cellar 5-6 years.
Alc. 13%

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2018 Port Phillip Estate Red Hill Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$37. 99
Bottle
$455.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2019-2025)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Matured for 11 months in French oak barriques of which 20% were new. Semi translucent bright red colour with a very light red hue. Fragrant ripe red cherry and light sour cherry notes laced with fresh herbs overlay a subtle meatiness, forest floor and spice. Light in body with a vibrant feel the palate serves up a savoury flavour profile of red cherries and winter strawberries, a dash of sour cherries adding freshness. Subtle dried herb, meaty characters and spicy forest floor elements ensue. Good power concluding with a lick of bright acidity, finely meshed tannins and a long delicious aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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Wild yeast, large format oak, 20% new. Unfined.
Frisky style, light in colour too, but satiny to the touch. The palate has an attractive tension. Cherries, cranberries, leafy spice and musk. Impeccable. Delicious. Juicy. Everything in its right place. For now or later. Drink 2019-2024+
93+ points
Campbell Mattinson – The Wine Front

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2018 Port Phillip Estate Piccolo Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$26. 99
Bottle
$323.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2019-2023)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Semi translucent dark red colour with black tinged edges and a light crimson red hue. Spicy red cherry and strawberry aromas intermix with hints of anise, light forest floor and fresh herbs. Light and savoury the palate possesses juicy red fruit flavours over subtle forest floor and infusions of fresh herbs, finishing fresh and spicy. Supple mid palate feel with velvety tannins, bright acidity and a moreish ripe cherry, strawberry, subtle forest floor, light anise and spice aftertaste.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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2020 Portarlington Ridge Pinot Noir

Bellarine, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$24. 99
Bottle
$299.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now (2021)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Deep very dark red colour with black tinged edges and a dark red to brick red hue. Ripe stewed plum and dried cherry aromas are followed by vanillin cedar, light earth and dried herbs. Plump and juicy, there’s ample weight to this Pinot but it lacks varietal character. Sweet, very ripe fruit is intermeshed with toasty cedar, earth and spicy anise. Slightly dryish but otherwise polished tannin structure with a ripe medium length finish.
Drink now.
Alc. 13.5%

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2018 Portsea Estate Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$46. 99
Bottle
$563.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2020-2026)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Aged in 30% new French oak. Semi translucent dark red colour with black tinged edges and a light red hue. Perfumed scents of violets, dark cherries and strawberries meld into spicy cedar, forest floor and subtle dried herb notes. Delicious ripe dark cherry fruits dominate the palate with some strawberry, forest floor, meaty characters, dried herbs and spicy cedar sitting underneath. Supple feel across the mouth with velvet smooth tannins and nicely balanced acidity. Excellent power with a long polished aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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2018 Preece Pinot Noir

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2020-2024)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Semi translucent dark red colour with black tinged edges and a light red hue. The nose gives up fragrant violet and red cherry scents along with a faint whiff of sour cherries followed by sappy cedar and light forest floor notes. Light in body the palate has an elegant flavour profile of red cherries and winter strawberries over forest floor, sappy cedar and spice. Finishes dry and fresh with bright acidity, fine grained tannins and a moderately powered savoury aftertaste.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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2017 Preece Pinot Noir

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$16. 99
Bottle
$203.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2018-2022)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Semi translucent bright dark red colour with a vibrant crimson red hue. Fragrant aromas of ripe cherries and strawberries intermingle with violet elements and subtle anise followed by spicy cedar end notes. Light in body with a fresh feel the palate has elegant flavours of ripe cherries raspberries and strawberries over a touch of anise and spicy cedar. Bright finish with slightly dryish, finely grained tannins. Aftertaste of spicy ripe cherries, raspberries, subtle anise and light cedar.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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2020 Pressing Matters Pinot Noir

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$69. 99
Bottle
$839.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2024-2030)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Semi translucent red to dark red core with black toned edges and a light red hue. Nosing offers up aromas of dark cherries and rhubarb which are complexed by subtle smoked meat, forest floor, dried herb and spice notes. Delicious red to dark cherry and strawberry fruits are layered across the palate with a supple feel. Lying underneath are forest floor, dried herb and spicy cedar elements. Perfectly integrated velvet smooth tannins concluding long and savoury.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13%
Other Reviews…..
Matured 10 months in oak barrels. Floral, precise and fine boned, this is an intricately crafted pinot noir built for the cellar. A core of elegant, accurate red cherry fruits are lifted by subtle rose-petal perfume and spicy allure, presumably of a touch of whole-bunch inclusion. Firm, confident, fine-ground tannins are accentuated by bright, cool-season acidity, together promising grand endurance. Drink by 2040.
94 Points
Tyson Stelzer – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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2019 Pressing Matters Pinot Noir

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$69. 99
Bottle
$839.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2023-2028)

ABV: 13.7%

Closure: Stelvin

Deep dark red black tinged colour with a dark red hue. Intense black cherry, anise and strawberry scents mix with toasty oak, earth and spice notes. Rich, bold black cherry, anise and ripe strawberry flavours decorate the mid weighted palate with some toasty vanillin cedar, dried meats and spicy earth characters lingering underneath. Ripe and smooth in its feel with polished tannins and an amply powered finish.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 13.7%

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2018 Pressing Matters Pinot Noir

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$62. 99
Bottle
$755.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2022-2027)

ABV: 13.8%

Closure: Stelvin

Semi translucent dark red in colour with black shaded edges and a light red hue. Aromas of violets, dark cherries and ripe strawberries intermingle with earthy forest floor like notes, dried herbs and spicy cedar. Very silky and polished in its feel the palate features an expansive flavour profile of rich dark cherry, wild strawberry and rhubarb. Forest floor, dried herbs and spicy cedar elements emerge on the back half. Velvet smooth, seamlessly integrated tannins. Ample power concluding long and moreish.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 13.8%

Other Reviews….
Hand-picked and sorted, destemmed not crushed, 20% whole bunches included, 2-3 days cold soak, hand-plunged, matured for 10 months in oak. The whole bunch is showing in this wine. Drink by 2028.
94 points
James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion

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2017 Pressing Matters Pinot Noir

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$64. 99
Bottle
$779.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2020-2026)

ABV: 13.2%

Closure: Stelvin

Semi translucent dark red colour with black tinged edges and a bright red hue. Fragrantly scented the nose features a bouquet of violets, dark cherries and ripe strawberries which melds into anise, subtle toasty oak, forest floor and spicy fresh herb notes. Showing good power, the elegant, supplely textured palate is decorated with dark cherry, strawberry and anise flavours which are underscored by forest floor, spicy cedar and fresh herb nuances. There’s ample freshness on the finish with very refined and polished tannins perfectly integrated. Long delicious aftertaste. Trophy winner for best Pinot Noir at the Royal Melbourne Show.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.2%

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2022 Principia Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$44. 99
Bottle
$539.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2025-2033)

ABV: 13.6%

Closure: Stelvin

Rich and powerful yet simultaneously light and fresh with a long savoury red fruited finish.
Matured in French oak for approximately 15 months. Dark red core with a light red to red hue. Fragrant violet, red to dark cherry, winter strawberry and rhubarb scents are trailed by forest floor, dried herb and spicy cedar notes. Rich and powerful yet simultaneously light and fresh, delicious red to dark cherry, strawberry and rhubarb fruits adorn the palate. Lending further complexity are notions of forest floor, infusions of fresh herbs and spicy cedar. Fine grained, neatly integrated tannins with a long savoury red fruited finish that has an elegant feel to it.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 13.6%

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2021 Principia Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$44. 99
Bottle
$539.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2024-2030)

ABV: 13.7%

Closure: Stelvin

Matured in French oak for approximately 18 months. Slightly cloudy red to dark red colour with a light red hue. Fragrant violet, red cherry and winter strawberry aromas mix with fresh herb, forest floor and delicate spicy cedar notes. Light, elegant and savoury the palate features sour to red cherry, winter strawberry, blood orange and rhubarb flavours over forest floor, brambly cedar and infusions of fresh herbs. Polished tannins with tangy acidity lending energy to the long, delicately spiced conclusion.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.7%
Other Reviews....
Darrin Gaffy ferments his six pinot noir clones separately (that seems to be a lot of extra work) then blends them to make up this estate wine, which is delicious. It’s packed with flavour yet not a big wine as the vibrant acidity takes centre stage. The chorus is all spiced red cherries, charred radicchio, amaro and blood orange, so it’s mouth-watering and refreshing at the same time. Just medium bodied, tannins are silky fine and the acidity drives this to a resounding finish. Moreish to the last drop. Drink 2022 - 2031.
95 Points
Jane Faulkner - Halliday's Australian Wine Companion

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2021 Principia Kindred Hill Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$59. 99
Bottle
$719.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2024-2030)

ABV: 14.2%

Closure: Stelvin

Matured in French oak for a period of 18 months. Dark red core with black toned edges and a red to dark red hue. Spicy dark to black cherry aromas mix with rhubarb, scorched earth, dried herb and subtle strawberry notes. Rich dark to black cherry and strawberry fruits overlay earth, smoky cedar, dried herbs and spice. Fleshy textured and concentrated it has polished tannins. Finishes long and ripe yet savoury.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 14.2%
Other Reviews....
Beautiful definition across the trio of Principia pinots, this is the most savoury yet still excellent fruit in the mix. Rhubarb, dark cherries, blood orange and chinotto with heady aromas of damp forest floor and baking spices. Fuller bodied with shapely, velvety tannins and fine acidity all add to the wine’s terrific length and carry. Best of all, this is so delicious. Classy wine. Drink 2023 - 2033.
96 Points
Jane Faulkner – Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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2021 Principia Altior Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$59. 99
Bottle
$719.88 Dozen

Cellar: 5 - 6 Years (2028-2029)

ABV: 14%

Closure: Stelvin

Matured in French oak for approximately 18 months. Deep, slightly cloudy, dark red core with black toned edges and a red to dark red hue. Expressive violet top notes are followed by a mix of sour to red cherry, winter strawberry, hints of stalky cedar, fresh herbs and delicate forest floor scents. Light, fresh and savoury the elegant palate features sour to red cherry and winter strawberry fruits over infusions of herbs, stalky characters, forest floor and spicy cedar. Fine grained tannins and lively acidity lead into an energetic finish.
Cellar 5-6 years.
Alc. 14%
Other Reviews….
No Altior was made in ’20, so welcome back. It’s a clonal and barrel selection: 10 barrels chosen this vintage with about 40% new French oak, which is pared back from previous vintages and it's all the better for it. A mass of dark cherries and plums, licorice-infused rhubarb, cedary spices and more besides. Full bodied and finely tuned yet rich and replete with supple tannins and a long thread of acidity tying everything up neatly. Drink by 2035.
96 Points
Jane Faulkner – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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2020 Principia Kindred Hill Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$54. 99
Bottle
$659.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2023-2031)

ABV: 13.2%

Closure: Stelvin

Matured in French oak for 18 months. Dark red in colour with black shaded edges and a light red to red hue. Alluring scents of violet, spicy red to dark cherries, strawberries and subtle anise spring from the glass with some clove, forest floor and spicy cedar notes also evident. Amply powered the palate features delicious red to dark cherry, strawberry and rhubarb flavours over dried herbs, forest floor and spicy cedar. Supple yet fresh in its feel with polished tannins, it finishes long and savoury.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 13.2%
Other Reviews….
Oh yeah. This is good. A whorl of exotic spices infusing the dark cherries and blood-orange flavours. It entices more as it builds across the structured palate, but it’s not weighty, with the oak nestled well into wine’s body. It’s lifted with raw silk tannins and lithe acidity with a succulence all the way through.
95 Points
Jane Faulkner – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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2019 Principia Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$39. 99
Bottle
$479.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2022-2028)

ABV: 13.4%

Closure: Stelvin

Matured in French oak for approximately 18 months. Dark red in colour with black shaded edges and a light red hue. Fragrant violet top notes are followed by red to dark cherry and wild strawberry scents which meld into forest floor, fresh herb and delicate spicy cedar notes. Light in body with a fresh feel, expansive flavours of red cherries and winter strawberries infused with forest floor fan across the palate like a peacocks tail. Subtle vanillin cedar, infusions of fresh herbs, a faint gaminess and spicy stalk characters sit in the background. Supple in its feel with polished tannins and bright acidity it finishes long and elegant.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.4%

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2018 Principia Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$39. 99
Bottle
$479.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2022-2030)

ABV: 13.9%

Closure: Stelvin

Matured in French oak for 18 months. Dark red in colour with a light red hue. Perfumed aromatics of violets, red cherries, winter strawberries and a whiff of sour cherries blossom from the glass followed by fresh herb, forest floor and spicy cedar notes. Delicious red fruits are complimented by a dash of sour cherry, fresh herb infusions, forest floor, a subtle meatiness, stalk and spicy cedar. Vibrant acidity lends freshness and finely grained tannins structure. Concludes long, savoury and elegant.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 13.9%

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2019 Principia Kindred Hill Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2022-2030)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Produced from a mixture of Pinot Noir clones - MV6, Pommard and 115 with no whole bunches included in the ferment and maturation taking place in French oak (20% new) for approximately 18 months.
Bright dark red colour with subtle tinges of black to the edges and a light red hue. Sailing from the glass are intense aromatics of violet, red cherries and winter strawberries followed by fresh herbs, sappy cedar, spiced meats and forest floor. The elegant red fruited palate is underpinned by tangy like acidity with forest floor, sappy cedar, dried meat and infusions of fresh herbs adding interest. Nervy feel with refined yet structural tannins and a long savoury finish that has some spice to it.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 13%

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2019 Principia Altior Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2021-2027)

ABV: 13.7%

Closure: Stelvin

Principia was founded in 1995 by Darrin Gaffy. A passionate, intelligent, quirky winemaker and vigneron, Gaffy allows terroir to shine through his wines through hand-picking of the vineyard, wild yeast fermentation and vinification without the aid of any pumps or machinery. Gaffy also believes in a long time on skins to give the wine structure and a savoury feel. The Altior (meaning even higher in Latin) was matured in French oak for 18 months, all Burgundian coopers of which approximately 66% was new oak. Gaffy regards the 2019 Altior to be his finest yet and we wouldn’t disagree.
Deep dark red core with black tinged edges and a bright light red hue. Showing a perfumed like intensity, alluring scents of violets, ripe dark cherries, strawberries and anise intoxicate the olfactory senses with notions of forest floor, fresh herbs and spice adding complexity. Light to medium bodied with a very supple feel, rich seductive red to dark cherry and strawberry fruits flood the mouth with a magnificent power wave of flavour. Ensuing are anise, smoky cedar, forest floor, dried herb and spice elements. Silky smooth tannins, concluding with a beautifully balanced freshness and a long moreish aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.7%

Other Reviews….
With Principia, not least Altior, it’s fair to say this winery likes a bit of Latin. Could we get much higher? So high.
Dark cherry, raspberry, cinnamon sticks and liquorice root, a little vanilla and a dusting of pepper. Ripe cherry, orange peel, plush fruit flavour with a spicy amaro twist, the tannin is fine and swept with emery and pumice stone, fresh and savoury, dried mint and roses, silky and opulent, exotic and still ‘minerally’ despite the broad brush strokes of flavour. Long too. Finishes with some sweet damp earthiness, orange peel and gentle grip. Yes. Drink 2022-2030.
95+ points
Gary Walsh – The Wine Front

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2018 Principia Kindred Hill Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2020-2026)

ABV: 13.7%

Closure: Stelvin

Matured in French oak for approximately 18 months. Deep bright dark red colour with black tinged edges and a transparent dark red hue. Complex aromatics of violets, dark cherries, red strawberries and anise are featured over meaty characters, forest floor, infusions of fresh herbs and spicy cedar. Bright cherry and winter strawberry fruits are scattered across the palate with elements of forest floor, stalky herb like nuances, game and spicy cedar all chiming in. Beautiful underlying freshness with refined tannins showing polish and a long aftertaste that’s both elegant and savoury.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.7%

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2017 Principia Kindred Hill Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2019-2025)

ABV: 13.3%

Closure: Stelvin

Matured in French oak for approximately 18 months. Semi translucent bright dark red core with black tinged edges and a light red hue. Perfumed scents of violets, ripe red to dark cherries, strawberries, forest floor, subtle dried meats, infusions of dried herbs and light spicy cedar blossom out of the glass. Delicious ripe red cherry and strawberry flavours show terrific intensity across the supplely textured palate. Notions of undergrowth, game, dried herbs and spicy cedar sit beneath the fruit. Silky smooth tannins. Excellent power wave with a long spicy red fruited aftertaste that’s complexed by elements of forest floor, dried meats and herbs.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.3%

Other Reviews….
There's always a restraint to the suite of pinots from Principia even if this falls into the fuller and fleshier camp, it's still ethereal. Tastes more of whole-bunches/berries, tangy and sapid with cherries and pips, blood orange and zest yet savoury. Then svelte tannins and acidity glide as one across the palate leaving a craving for another sip. Drink by 2030.
96 points
Jane Faulkner – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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2016 Principia Kindred Hill Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

Cellar: 5 - 6 Years (2024-2025)

ABV: 13.3%

Closure: Stelvin

Matured in French oak for approximately 18 months. Semi translucent dark red colour with black tinged edges and a light red hue. Perfumed aromas of violets, dark cherries, ripe strawberry and anise flow through the nostrils with forest floor, subtle meaty notes, fresh herbs and spicy cedar also evident. Beautifully defined, supple and fresh, the palate delivers a power wave of spicy ripe dark cherry, strawberry, subtle anise, dried meat, forest floor and fresh herb flavours. Super fine tannins are backed by bright structured acidity leading into a long spicy aftertaste full of red and dark fruits.
Cellar 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.3%

Other Reviews….
Hand-picked, 80% whole berries, 5 days cold soak, wild yeast open-fermented, 17 days on skins, matured in French oak (25% new) for 7 months, 100 dozen made. Excellent colour and clarity; the bouquet is very expressive, perfectly ripened pinot noir notes to the fore, warm spices in the background. A tantalisingly seductive palate, with the flavours washing across and along the mouth, leaving an imprint that takes a seeming eternity to diminish. Drink by 2031.
96 points
James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion

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2017 Principia Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$37. 99
Bottle
$455.88 Dozen

Cellar: 5 - 6 Years (2024-2025)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Matured in Burgundian oak, 25-30% of which was new, for a period of 18 months. Semi translucent bright red colour with a light crimson red hue. The elegant yet very expressive nose offers up aromatics of violets, red cherries and winter strawberries which are complexed by forest floor, fresh herb, dried meats and spicy cedar notes. Refined long and complex, although a touch lighter and less concentrated than the Altior, cherry and strawberry fruits intermingle with forest floor, lightly scorched cedar, game characters and spicy herbs within a silky feel. Seamlessly integrated fine grained tannins and bright underlying acidity, showing plenty of grace and finesse on the long sophisticated aftertaste.
Cellar 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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2017 Principia Altior Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

Cellar: 5 - 6 Years (2024-2025)

ABV: 13.7%

Closure: Stelvin

Principia was founded in 1995 by Darrin Gaffy. A passionate, intelligent, quirky winemaker and vigneron, Gaffy allows terroir to shine through his wines through hand-picking of the vineyard, wild yeast fermentation and vinification without the aid of any pumps or machinery. Gaffy also believes in a long time on skins to give the wine structure and a savoury feel. The Altior (meaning even higher in Latin) was matured in French oak, all Burgundian coopers of which none was new oak.

A fusion of elegance and power best sums up this delightful Pinot.

Semi translucent bright dark red core with a light red hue. There’s an alluring perfumed like entry to the nose with fragrant violet, ripe red to dark cherry and strawberry scents leading the way trailed by faint hints of anise, forest floor, fresh herbs and light spicy cedar. Rich yet finessed, fanning across the elegant, supplely textured palate is an expansive peacocks tail wave of flavour that sees delicious red to dark cherry and strawberry fruits sitting over a back drop of smoky anise, forest floor, some meatiness, dried herbs and spicy cedar. Very polished, velvet like tannins with a lick of bright acidity freshening up the very long and moreish finish.
Cellar 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.7%

Other Reviews…..
An alluring wine that offers both drinking pleasure now but also more structure to allow it to unfurl over the next few years thus adding another layer of depth. Buoyant with a wave of red cherry and spiced plums with some dried herbs and juniper berries. The medium-bodied palate is glorious with ribbons of fine tannins, yet some grip and a conclusive finish. Drink by 2029.
96 points
Jane Faulkner – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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2015 Principia Altior Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$46. 99
Bottle
$563.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2017-2023)

ABV: 13.3%

Closure: Stelvin

Matured in French oak for approximately 18 months. Semi translucent bright dark red colour with a light red hue. Perfumed aromas of violets intertwined with ripe red and dark cherries as well as strawberries overlay subtle infusions of anise, clove and spicy cedar. Light in body but intensely flavoured the palate has a supple mouthfeel and dishes up delicious ripe red cherries, dark cherries and strawberries counterpointed against a dash of sour cherries that freshen things up. Some meatiness, clove, faint anise infusions and spicy cedar follow on. Good lively acidity with velvet smooth perfectly integrated tannins. Excellent power wave concluding long with an aftertaste of ripe red cherries, dark cherries, fresh strawberries, traces of sour cherries, some meatiness and spicy cedar.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc 13.3%

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2016 Priory Ridge St. Helens Pinot Noir

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$34. 99
Bottle
$419.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now (2020)

ABV: 14.1%

Closure: Stelvin

Deep dark red colour with black tinged edges and a light rustic red hue. Aromas of dark cherries and winter strawberries have a faint varnishy overtone with earth and spicy dried herb notes also evident. Medium bodied with a plush feel, dark cherry and anise flavours overlay toasty oak, dried herbs and spice. Bright acidity on the finish with velvety tannins and a moderately powered aftertaste.
Drink now.
Alc. 14.1%

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2021 Prophet’s Rock Rocky Point Pinot Noir

Central Otago, NEW ZEALAND
$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2023-2028)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Deep dark red colour with black shaded edges and a dark red hue. Elevated spicy black cherry and anise aromas are intermeshed with dried meat like notes, scorched earth and dried herbs. Generous black cherry and anise flavours carry a fleshy feel over a back drop of smoky cedar, earthy dried herb and dried meat characters. Spicy finish with polished yet sturdy tannins and a bright meaty dark to black fruited aftertaste.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 13%

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2021 Prophet’s Rock Home Vineyard Pinot Noir

Central Otago, NEW ZEALAND
$79. 99
Bottle
$959.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2023-2029)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Diam Cork

Certified Organic and matured in French oak (30% new) for 17 months. Very deep black dark red colour with a dark red hue. Perfumed scents of violet, red to dark cherry and red plum are trailed by hints of anise, spicy vanillin cedar, forest floor and dried herbs. Rich fleshy red to dark cherry and ripe strawberry fruits carry ample weight across the medium bodied palate with some earthy anise like characters, dried herbs and spicy cedar lurking underneath. Ripe sturdy tannin structure with lush dark fruits decorating what is a lengthy finish.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.5%

Other Reviews….
Beautiful and fruity with ripe strawberries, some dark cherries and dried flowers that follow through to a full body with medium velvety tannins and a delicious finish. Very curated and poised. Sustainable. Drink now.
94 points
JamesSuckling.com

A really unique site in Bendigo, Prophet’s Rock is an impressive place to visit. Been a while, but.
Very minerally, firm and structured. Indeed, despite the dark berry, cherry, mocha and fennel characters, this really is more about crushed rock, slate and granitic mineral characters in abundance. A firm skeleton first, tannins in a tight, silty web, the wine feels draped in its fruit and spice character hanging on those bones. Lovely in that way and one for the future more than now. Impressive.
94 points
Mike Bennie – The Wine Front

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2023 Prosper Maufoux Bourgogne Pinot Noir

Burgundy, FRANCE
$39. 99
Bottle
$479.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2024-2029)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Stelvin

Semi translucent red to dark red colour with black toned edges and a red hue. Sour to red cherry and strawberry aromas intermingle with dried clove, earth and spice notes. The light, elegant palate features red cherry and winter strawberry fruits which are intermeshed with subtle dried herb, earth and spice elements. Fine grained tannins with a fresh, savoury finish.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 12%

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2022 Prosper Maufoux Bourgogne Pinot Noir

Burgundy, FRANCE
$39. 99
Bottle
$479.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2024-2029)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Diam Cork

Founded in 1860, Prosper-Maufoux is nestled within the Château De Saint-Aubin. Under the guidance of head winemaker Nadine Gublin (Domaine Jacques Prieur), the estate embraces a modern approach in the cellar, focusing on elegance, finesse, and terroir expression.
Aged for 10 months in stainless steel tanks. Semi translucent vibrant red to dark red colour with black toned edges and a light red hue. Fragrant red cherry aromas infused with fresh herbs drift out of the glass followed by hints of winter strawberry, earth and spice. Light and bright the palate is greeted with a savoury mix of sour to red cherry and winter strawberry fruits which meld into a delicate earth, dried herb and spice back drop. Possessing fine grained tannins and fresh acidity it has an elegant, red fruited finish.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 12%

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2019 Prosper Maufoux Bourgogne Pinot Noir - Reference

Burgundy, FRANCE
$36. 99
Bottle
$443.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2022-2026)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

Dark red core with black shaded edges and a bright red hue. A mix of spicy red and sour cherries are followed by some earth, delicate cedar and fresh herb notes. Light in body with a fresh feel the palate is well endowed with savoury red fruits which overlay subtle earth, spicy cedar and fresh herb elements. The finish paved with bright acidity, finely grained tannins and delicious red fruits.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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2022 Provenance Geelong Pinot Noir

Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2024-2029)

ABV: 13.4%

Closure: Stelvin

Semi translucent dark red colour with black tinged edges and a dark red hue. Nosing offers up ripe strawberry, plum and cherry aromas followed by some vanillin spice and dried herb notes. Juicy plum and strawberry fruits overlay a dried herb, rhubarb and vanillin spice back drop. Polished tannins finishing ripe, well fleshed and spicy.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 13.4%
Other Reviews….
A single-vineyard wine from Moorabool; 90% whole berries with a small portion of whole bunches, matured in barriques (25% new). A deep-ish bright crimson. Brooding with aromas of red cherries, ripe strawberries, black tea and a gentle meatiness. This is the richer and more structured than Provenance's Ballarat and Henty pinots. While not quite as approachable now, my gut feeling is this will become the most complex in time. They are all worth seeking out! Drink by 2031.
96 Points
Philip Rich – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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2021 Provenance Geelong Pinot Noir

Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2024-2030)

ABV: 13.2%

Closure: Stelvin

Semi translucent red to dark red colour with a light red hue. Fragrant red cherry and rhubarb scents infused with violets and clove drift through the nostrils followed by some forest floor and stalky notes. Spicy red to dark cherry and rhubarb flavours meld into a dried clove, smoked meat and forest floor back drop. Fine grained tannins with a savoury finish of red cherries, rhubarb, dried clove and spice.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.2%
Other Reviews….
Moorabool fruit. Whole bunches (20%), fermented wild, 20% new French oak. This just has that crackle, that something. It's both light and frisky but it extends long through the finish, throwing myriad flavours along the way. Undergrowth, macerated cherry, handfuls of sweet spices, gently bitter twig-like notes and wild thyme. Give it a few years to properly unfurl; it needs it. Drink by 2031.
93 Points
Campbell Mattinson – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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2021 Provenance Macedon Pinot Noir

Macedon, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2024-2030)

ABV: 12.8%

Closure: Stelvin

Semi translucent red to dark red colour with a light red hue. Intense spicy dried clove like notes dominate the nose with hints of violets, dark cherries, wild strawberries, forest floor and cedar also evident. Making a supple entrance are spicy dark cherry and wild strawberry fruits which are overlaid by prominent dried clove elements on the back half. Some forest floor and brambly dried herb characters also chime in. Fine grained tannins with a lingering spice and smoky dried clove conclusion.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 12.8%
Other Reviews…..
This is a particularly autumnal pinot noir. It's all undergrowth and earth, tobacco leaf and complex cherry, with roasted nut and fragrant herb characters in the mix too. All these flavours are rolling out logically and well, already, but it has all the traits to go to another level again with an extra handful of years under its belt. Drink by 2034.
94 Points
Campbell Mattinson – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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2022 Provenance Golden Plains Pinot Noir

Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$29. 99
Bottle
$359.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2023-2029)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Dark red in colour with black shaded edges and a vibrant red hue. Perfumed violet like top notes are followed by red to dark cherries, strawberries, anise, subtle forest floor and spicy cedar. Delicious red to dark cherry and strawberry fruits have a lively undercarriage of fresh acidity with notions of anise, forest floor and delicate spicy cedar also evident. Polished feel with seamlessly integrated tannins finishing bright, juicy and long.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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An obsession with a fickle varietal.

Once you experience it, you never forget it. For some wine lovers, Pinot Noir becomes an obsession. While promising one of world's greatest wine experiences, it can also deliver some of the most disappointing. What is it about Pinot that makes it so frustratingly variable? There are known quality factors which offer encouragement to winemakers. Micro-climates have been observed to play an important part in a successful matrix, particularly the diurnal temperature range. Pinot Noir is a little like Riesling, in the sense that it requires warm, but not overly hot days and cool nights to fully develop its maximum flavour potential. Sunshine hours, rainfall, time and rate of precipitation are all important. Countering this is the fact that the same clone will not respond to differences in micro-climate in the same way. Older vines make better wines. Creative and adaptive viticultural management and winemaking are essential. Buy Pinot Noir online. Any questions about our products or shipping? Please feel free to get in touch by calling us directly on 1800 069 295 or by emailing [email protected] and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible. Browse and buy Pinot Noir online, spend more than $200 and you'll qualify for free delivery to most of Australia.

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