Pinot Noir
2018
It is rare that a completely new release comes to market with such universal acclaim. Tolpuddle Vineyards Pinot Noir and Chardonnay have been hailed as "a new benchmark for Australian Pinot Noir" and "a confident, intense dry white in Australia-meets-Chablis mold, revealing the vineyard source and the purity of fruit that that entails, a Michelangelo's David to the many Goliaths out there." Decanter Magazine, JancisRobinson.com and critics Huon Hooke, Anthony Rose, and Jamie Goode have all been...
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The grapes were hand-picked and fermented as a combination of whole berries and whole bunches in open fermenters. The wine was then aged in French oak (1/3 new) for nine months.
Intensely aromatic and medium bodied with savoury spice notes, fresh acidity and ripe tannins.
Fresh and vibrant; I love the purity - textured, expensive-tasting fruit. Lovely layers and balance, bright and fresh, lingers an age. Raspberries and cream, intense and pretty perfect. (Roger Jones)
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This is a very driven and complex red with dried-strawberry, tea, coffee and mahogany aromas and flavors. Full-bodied yet integrated and compact, giving the wine a refined and very structured impression. This is one to watch.
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