2020 Hurley Hommage Pinot Noir

Other Reviews....
All 3 single-site pinots were made in ’20, but not the Estate blend, because no barrels were declassified and it was a low-yielding season. Hommage has turned out incredibly floral, with pink blossom and roses. A slight whiff of VA, menthol, morello and pink cherries and woodsy spices work across the barely medium-bodied palate. The tannins are lightly raspy, yet open-knit and there’s plenty of acidity. It needs hearty fare to show its best side. Drink by 2028.
93 Points
Jane Faulkner - James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion (January 2022)

Notes from producer....
The fruit was also harvested by hand on 18 March 2020, fermented under the action of indigenous yeasts, basket pressed on 11 April 2020 and, after twenty months in barrel (one quarter new), bottled on 2 November 2021.  Also medium ruby.  The pure, tart, wine-gummy nose has blue berries, blackberries and red currents complexed by notes of disturbed clay, charcuterie and crushed nuts.  The satiny medium-weighted palate tastes intensely of those squishy fruits and also mortadella.  The structure is linear and taut but not lean and is carried through by bright acidity to a persistent, fruitful, drying back palate. Interestingly, the charcuterie quality is present from start to finish.
Alc/vol. 13.3%.