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Seduced by and subsequently compelled to acquire Tasmania's Tolpuddle Vineyard, Michael Hill Smith MW and Martin Shaw have since transformed the property into one of Australia's finest architects of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
David Sly, October 2022
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TOLPUDDLE
Pinot Noir 2023
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Product code |
760780 |
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Format |
6x750ml |
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Country |
Australia |
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Regulated designation |
Table wine |
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Region |
Tasmania |
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Subregion |
Tasmania |
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Varietal(s) |
Pinot Noir
100 %
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Colour |
Red |
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Closure type |
Metal screw cap |
- 96 Points -
Wine Advocate, January 2025
This wine was recently shown by a respected Clare Valley winemaker at an options game, and it looked superb. It's so clearly like Tasmanian Pinot Noir fruit but powerful, balanced and sapid in its execution of flavor delivery. It's saturated, in fact. When it was revealed as being the Tolpuddle 2023 Pinot Noir, there were cries around the room of "of course!" and "wow!" To me on that evening, I was particularly impressed by the integration of the whole-bunch component, as I occasionally feel that the use of bunches in this wine can border on overt. In this 2023 iteration, it is clearly evident, but it sits within the confines of the pomegranate/cherry/raspberry fruit with aplomb. Providing further depth of character, a backdrop of star anise, blood orange, coffee grounds, lilac and red apples drive across the palate. This is an enduring wine of sophistication and long-term aesthetic value. 13.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.
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TOLPUDDLE
Chardonnay 2023
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Product code |
760778 |
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Format |
6x750ml |
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Country |
Australia |
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Regulated designation |
Table wine |
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Region |
Tasmania |
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Subregion |
Tasmania |
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Varietal(s) |
Chardonnay
100 %
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Colour |
White |
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Closure type |
Metal screw cap |
- 98 Points -
James Halliday (Australian Wine Companion), September 2024
It seems a gross understatement to say that Tolpuddle has been in fine form as of late, but they have knocked it out the park again with this release from the cooler '23 vintage. The palest of straw in the glass, the aromas crisp and filigreed. Citrus, white peach and nectarine cut with glorious wisps of struck match and flinty complexity. Grilled hazelnuts, deftly-judged vanillin oak, lardo, white flowers, crushed riverstone, clotted cream and sea spray. The wine envelops the imbiber; flavours precise and pure with an umami-rich, mineral cadence, dreamy texture and daubs of spiced oatmeal, grilled peaches and flint. The finish is sustained, the only thing unresolved the need for another (larger?) bottle. An outstanding Australian chardonnay. |
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