2010 Bass Phillip Pinot Noir The Crown Prince

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 90.7 points

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  10/16/2017 - Sotto325 wrote: 90 Points

  Literally the first New World pinot I have enjoyed that has a discernibly enjoyable different voice from the great Burgundian model. Highly overpriced at a restaurant in Sydney, this bottle has a very dense ruby/blood red color, and a silky mellifluousness matched by a Vosne-like berry profile, though with a Gevrey/Savigny mouth feel. A waft of strawberry/cherry/raspberry on the nose, with deep—but not over ripe— cherry and plum with a hint of leafy notes. Nice finish. Not a 1 ere cru in any event, but at the listed average cost, not a bad detour.

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  12/30/2016 - Mark Nagle Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Funky bouquet,, fruit forward with great mouthfeel.

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  7/30/2016 - jmastores Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Vanilla and cherry nose, quite bright, not as dirty as I remember previous vintages. Clean front pallet and well balanced with more berries and smoothe finish. Nice entry level Pinot. Has years to go if you wanted to cellar for 5.

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  11/19/2014 - Drinking Trees wrote:

  Shows stronger red fruit notes than other vintages of this wine (2011-2013). Notes of red cherry, raspberry, dry leaves, with strong alcohol adding hints of white rum and raspberry eau de vie. Palate is acid-dominant, sour, and astringent, with flavours of maraschino cherry, cranberry, and red cherry. There are emerging floral notes (violet, lavender) and some oxidation.

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  12/23/2013 - ilee Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Mrs L and I spend 3 weeks in Oz at the end of each year during which my favorite pastime is to poke into every little wine store in the vain hope it carries wines by Bass Phillip. 99 times out of 100 I go away empty-handed, but yesterday while nosing around in a store minutes from Byron Bay beach I came across some bottles of this. Made with typical delicate lightness, it bore the dark berry and tarry mineral hallmarks of this estate. Delicious with a nice fruity crispness, it is fine and complex for an entry-level pinot. While not as strong an effort as the 2009, it's still one to pick up by the bagful -- if you can find it!

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