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2023 Coldstream Hills Pinot Noir
Supple and moreish, this is seductive Yarra Valley Pinot at it’s best.
Situated in the picturesque Yarra Valley, Coldstream Hills was established in 1985 by James and Suzanne Halliday. The fruit for this wine was sourced from low yielding vineyards in the Lower and Upper Yarra Valley with a variety of handling and fermentation techniques, including the use of whole bunches employed. Maturation took place in a combination of seasoned and new French oak for a period of 8 months.
Dark red core with black shaded edges and a red to dark red hue. Perfumed like nose with aromas of violet, dark cherry, strawberry and anise followed by hints of spicy cedar, dried herbs and forest floor. Moreish red to dark cherry, strawberry and subtle anise flavours are supplely draped across the palate. Spicy vanillin cedar, delicate dried herb infusions and forest floor elements extend across the back half. Expansive and possessing more than ample power, it has velvet smooth tannins and a long seductive finish.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13%
Other Reviews…..
Some whole bunches and matured in a combination of seasoned and new oak (25%). A very bright crimson. Gorgeous aromatics redolent of picked red cherries, wild strawberry and potpourri. Equally vibrant and energetic on the palate, it's so well balanced that, while delicious now, it will continue improving for quite a few years to come. That it's so well priced is the icing on the cake. Drink by 2031.
95 Points
Philip Rich – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion
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