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Notes from the bottlers... Bourbon & Virgin Oak matured. Colour: Rich gold. Nose Floral, fragrant, and very fruity - pears, bananas and ripe pineapple. A hint of toffee. Taste: Really vibrant. Vanilla custard, honeycomb, cookie dough. Malty, with soft oak prevalent, and warming spices. Finish Viscous and oily. 46.7% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.

The Monte Tondo vineyard can be found nestling in the gentle hills of Soave just a few kilometres from Verona on a slope overlooking the valley. Today it is 4th generation brother and sister team, Luca and Marta Magnabosco, who tend to the 25 hectares of vineyards situated on the best plots that the Soave zone can offer.
Brilliant pale straw colour with a subtle glimmer of green around the edges and a watery hue. Aromas of ripe pear and red apple meld into delicate dried honey, wet stone and fresh herb scents. Delicious pear, apple and lime fruits line the palate with notions of wet stone and fresh herb infusions lying underneath. Well rounded river stone like mouthfeel finishing dry with plenty of fresh acidity and a mouth watering aftertaste.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc. 12.5%

Matured in a combination of new and seasoned French oak. Brilliant very pale straw colour with distinctive highlights of green running around the outskirts and a watery hue. Elevated fresh pear, nectarine and grapefruit scents meld into subtle dried honey, biscuity oak and gun flint notes. Only just medium weight, the freshly styled palate serves up vibrant nectarine, pear and grapefruit flavours over infusions of gun flint, citrus and traces of roasted almonds. Finishes dry with a brisk feel and a long elegant aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13%

Other Reviews….
This is emphatically not broken and equally emphatically does not need to be fixed. It's a much appreciated wine by Leeuwin Estate and its legion of supporters/addicts alike. Drink by 2023+ 
90 points
James Halliday's Wine Companion

Brilliant very pale straw colour with a faint tinge of green around the outskirts and a watery hue. Aromas of pear and red apple mesh with subtle honeysuckle and wet stone notes. Lining the palate are fresh pear, green apple and lime fruits which are underpinned by brisk acidity. Rounded pebble stone like mouthfeel with some slatey mineral nuances making an appearance on the dry crisp finish.
Drink now.
Alc. 12.5%

Inky black in colour with a deep dark red black hue. Streaming out of the glass are ripe blackcurrant and mulberry fruits which marry into dusty vanillin cedar, tobacco and bay leaf. Medium bodied, juicy red to black currant and mulberry flavours overlay cedary tobacco characters, earth and infusions of bay leaf. Fine grained tannins and an underlying freshness provide structure. Concludes with an elegant medium length aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.5%

Matured in French oak, 60% of which was new and the balance second use, for a period of 22 months. Spectacular depth of colour featuring an inky black core and a very deep dark red black hue. Exuding out of the glass are brooding aromatics of blackberry, liquorice and dark plum which meld into smoky vanillin cedar, hints of blueberry and peppered earth notes. Rich and opulent yet also possessing a remarkable freshness, the palate is brimming with glossy textured blackberry, dark plum and liquorice fruits which are supported by a robust yet polished tannin structure and focused acidity. Lying underneath are subtle elements of spicy vanillin cedar, earthy graphite and pepper. Excellent power with a long aftertaste that has a blueberry freshness to it.
Cellar 10-15 years.
Alc. 15%

Bright dark red colour with tinges of black to the edges and a light red hue. Fragrant hints of violets intermix with ripe cherry, strawberry and raspberry fruits followed by spicy fresh herb end notes. Light in body, juicy like red cherry and winter strawberry flavours decorate the mouth with notions of inky earth and spicy herbs lying underneath. Dryish finish with slightly chalky tannins, fresh acidity and an aftertaste of moderate length.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 13.5%

Other Reviews….
There’s a darkness, an earthiness, to the Pinot Noir releases from HCE in 2019. But I like that, just like I like the rosy pretty red fruited ones too. The alcohol percentage for Hoddles Creek Pinot seems to be 13.2% every vintage, as a side note. 20% whole bunch in this one.

Dark red fruit, spice, earth, mint and dried flowers. It’s medium-bodied, but dense and firm in tannin, cherries and dried herb mainly, a bit of gravel and bright sappy and ‘mineral’ feeling acidity. Lot’s of grip and oomph, though not heavy. Spice and perfume bobs up on a firm long finish. Needs a bit of extra time this vintage. Drink 2022 - 2030+  
95 points
Gary Walsh – The Wine Front

Other Reviews....
Luke Lambert, like any sensible person, loves Nebbiolo above all other red grapes, or so I believe. Anyway, here we have Shiraz.

So purple. Boysenberry, black pepper, Honey Jumble biscuits, violets, almond. Medium-bodied but so tightly packed, shale-like tannin, cool acidity, spicy and meaty flavour with the softness of biscotti and brightness of bramble fruit. Ultra-fine but dense tannin pushes out the finish. Beautiful expression of Shiraz. Sotto voce, yet so articulate. Drink by 2031+
95 points
Gary Walsh - The Wine Front