This is seriously classy and polished Aussie Pinot. The nose is all Chinese 5 spice powder, grated ginger and sweet red berry fruit. In the mouth there's a succulence of fruit and sensual lacy texture. It i opulent and complex with great volume and a finish that really fans out.
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Pinotpalooza (Carriageworks, Redfern): wild ferment funkiness, stalky notes over concentrated red and black currant and cherry In the mouth the wine is juicy, fresh, silky tannins, stalky but integrated, everything in balance and still quite youthful. Good.
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Moncur Cellars Pinot Noir (Bistro Moncur, Sydney): Medium minus intensity aromas of red berry fruit, touches of spice, cedar notes…all quite subdued. In the mouth the wine has flavours of generic red berry fruit, light tanginess, fine silky tannin…the whole thing is very muted…balanced, but muted. Like someone has turned the volume down. Hmm.
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2013 Sydney Royal Wine Show - Exhibitor's Tasting & Trophy Wines Lunch (homebush & Darling Harbour): [Silver medal] {screwcap, 14.5%} Here’s a crowd-pleaser. Lifted nose of sweet oak and strawberry fruits. Dry but medium-full bodied palate of smoky oak, concentrated sweet strawberry flavours, a nutty (oak?) touch too, and a medium-long finish that does rather tend to warmth. It’s certainly packed with flavour even if there’s not so much complexity at this age; let’s hope that comes later, because given the asking price for this ($100+ isn’t it?) you’d want more than just whacks of flavour. A lovely drink now, but needs to evolve to be interesting.
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10/17/2015 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
This is seriously classy and polished Aussie Pinot. The nose is all Chinese 5 spice powder, grated ginger and sweet red berry fruit. In the mouth there's a succulence of fruit and sensual lacy texture. It i opulent and complex with great volume and a finish that really fans out.
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10/6/2015 - chatters wrote:
Pinotpalooza (Carriageworks, Redfern): wild ferment funkiness, stalky notes over concentrated red and black currant and cherry In the mouth the wine is juicy, fresh, silky tannins, stalky but integrated, everything in balance and still quite youthful. Good.
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8/26/2014 - chatters wrote:
Moncur Cellars Pinot Noir (Bistro Moncur, Sydney): Medium minus intensity aromas of red berry fruit, touches of spice, cedar notes…all quite subdued. In the mouth the wine has flavours of generic red berry fruit, light tanginess, fine silky tannin…the whole thing is very muted…balanced, but muted. Like someone has turned the volume down. Hmm.
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5/15/2014 - JerM wrote:
(Mich&Bo@LangtonsVI) Soft funky earth, slight sweet mushrooms. Enjoyable and complex!
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2/15/2013 - graemeg wrote:
2013 Sydney Royal Wine Show - Exhibitor's Tasting & Trophy Wines Lunch (homebush & Darling Harbour): [Silver medal] {screwcap, 14.5%} Here’s a crowd-pleaser. Lifted nose of sweet oak and strawberry fruits. Dry but medium-full bodied palate of smoky oak, concentrated sweet strawberry flavours, a nutty (oak?) touch too, and a medium-long finish that does rather tend to warmth. It’s certainly packed with flavour even if there’s not so much complexity at this age; let’s hope that comes later, because given the asking price for this ($100+ isn’t it?) you’d want more than just whacks of flavour. A lovely drink now, but needs to evolve to be interesting.
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