Pinot Noir at Moncur
Bistro Moncur, Sydney
Tasted Monday, May 20, 2024 by chatters with 215 views
Introduction
An excellent opportunity to try a shed load of Australian Pinot's and get an idea of what the general move is amongst producers at this excellent tasting.
Flight 1 (65 Notes)
Closing
Well, whole bunch is, for the most part, now well managed, and the use of oak judicious and supportive, but producers still seem to be struggling with wild ferment.
2023 Pooley Pinot Noir
Australia, Tasmania
Very slightly sour smoky black fruits, a little ashy whole bunch, bonfire and Lapsang Souchong. Juicy, dense, a little disjointed on the palate, chewy tannins are drying, slightly coarse. Time? Hmm.
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2021 Apsley Gorge Vineyard Pinot Noir
Australia, Tasmania, East Coast
Very slight volatile acidity, a little cherry, slightly oxidised notes, sweet spice, meaty underpin. Sourly juicy creates the impression of medium plus intensity acidity, red fruit is non delineated, alcohol warmth, chewy tannins. Disjointed. Ugh.
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2023 Stefano Lubiana Pinot Noir Primavera
Australia, Tasmania, Southern Tasmania
Meaty, funky, red berry fruit, touch of lozenge/jubey fruit, earthy. Funky, slightly hoppy with red hued fruits on the palate, silky tannins. <shrugs>
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2023 Stefano Lubiana Pinot Noir Estate
Australia, Tasmania, Southern Tasmania
Whole bunch ashy & menthol ashy notes dominate the nose and, alas, the palate. Not for me for at least the next 10 years
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2020 Lowestoft Pinot Noir
Australia, Tasmania
popped and poured, meaty wild ferment over non-delineated red fruits. With air the fruit gets more candied showing strawberry in a similar way to the Moondarra Studebaker. In the mouth it's fruit sweet, strawberry, raspberry, silky tannins. Long. Hmm. Nice if you like this kind of thing.
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2021 Lowestoft Pinot Noir La Maison
Australia, Tasmania
A little wood glue, caramel, a little sour red fruit. Not a promising nose. Palate equally unpromising. Nah.
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2021 Mount Mary Pinot Noir
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
Medium minus intensity aromas of red over black fruit, earthy, slightly meaty. Medium plus intensity acidity, slightly green tannins, it's a touch sour on the palate. Meh.
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2023 Clarence House Estate Pinot Noir
Australia, Tasmania, Southern Tasmania
Slightly sour red cherry, a little spice, earth; simple nose. Slightly sour on the palate as well, black tea tannins are drying, fruit persists, tiny ashy note on the finish. Hmm.
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2023 Hughes & Hughes Pinot Noir
Australia, Tasmania
struck match, volatile acidity, farmyard stench. Dirty nose. A little sweet red fruit is dominated by those funky attributes and some drying powdery tannins. Nah.
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2019 Torch Bearer Pinot Noir Ese
Australia, Tasmania, Coal River
Slightly volatile acidity, sour cherry, rhubarb, meaty underpin. Medium plus intensity acidity, tangy, savoury, fruit very slightly sour, touch bitter on the finish, powdery tannins outlast the fruit. Meh.
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2022 Utzinger Wines Pinot Noir Estate (Black Label)
Australia, Tasmania
Medium minus intensity tannins shows a little cherry, earth. Juicy/fleshy, generous on the palate, integrated talc textured tannins, pretty good.
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2022 Gembrook Hill Pinot Noir J. K. M.
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
A little polished oak, ripe cherry with a slight sour cherry underpin, a little earthy. Meaty note and a touch of carbo crush. A little soft acidity, muted fruit, oak lends some bitterness. Disappointing palate after the nose. Nah.
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2022 Fervor Wine Pinot Noir Burning Violins
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Pemberton
Dilute red berry fruit, sweet spice, lightweight nose. Prettier on the palate, red hued fruits, cherry, tannins are bit too much at the mo' though. Time. Hmm today.
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2018 Dawson & James Pinot Noir Meadowbank Vineyard Tasmania
Australia, Tasmania
Meaty, savoury, red hued fruits, sweet spice, meaty underpin. Fresh, fleshy, juicy, tangy, red hued fruits, slightly dilute though. Tannins are a little chalky. Hmm.
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2021 By Farr Pinot Noir Sangreal
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Geelong
Ashy whole bunch doesn't dominate proceedings today. Red fruit, ashy, tart red fruit on the palate. Simple. Clumsy.
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2023 Mulline Pinot Noir
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Geelong
Whole bunch, wild ferment, earth/dirt. Juicy, fleshy, slightly sour, juicy, tannins too much for the fruit; quite drying rasp. Time (?) Nice nose though.
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2023 Mulline Pinot Noir Portarlington
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Geelong
Whole bunch ashiness dominates dilute blackberry, sweet spice, earthy notes. In the mouth it's juicy, fleshy, whole bunch ashiness present with non delineated fresh black fruits but that really 'pop, tannins are a coarse flour rasp. Whole bunch more balanced on the palate. Yum.
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2023 Mulline Pinot Noir Sutherlands Creek
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Geelong
Savoury, meaty, the whole bunch less obvious, bright wild red berries strawberries especially. Juicy, fleshy generously fruited (strawberry again), black tea textured tannins. Yum
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2023 Mulline Pinot Noir Modewarre
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Geelong
Medium minus intensity aromas of cherry over berry, slightly meaty wild ferment. Fresh, slightly sourly juicy, raspberries, a little non-delineated red fruit in support, tannins are slightly elevated when compared to the fruit. Hmm.
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2021 Hurley Vineyard Pinot Noir Lodestone
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Mornington Peninsula
An almost caramel oak note is quite off putting, cream, vanilla. In the mouth it's almost porty, dense, over-extracted. Nah.
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2021 Hurley Vineyard Pinot Noir Garamond
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Mornington Peninsula
Medium minus intensity aromas are a little savoury; quite muted, a little sour cherry, wetly dilute, chalky woody tannins, fruit is muted. Ugh.
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2023 Garagiste Pinot Noir Le Stagiaire
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Mornington Peninsula
Wild ferment, volatile acidity don't detract from the bright red cherry fruit ably supported by ashy stalks. In the mouth it's fresh, fleshy, juicy, slightly dilute fresh red cherry, silky burr, balanced, okay.
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2022 Byrne Farm Pinot Noir
Australia, New South Wales, Central Ranges, Orange
Funky, savoury wild ferment slightly off, non-delineated red over black fruit, slight tart, plenty of coarse flour tannins, fruit muted. Meh.
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2023 Lethbridge Wines Pinot Noir Menage a Noir
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Geelong
Medium minus intensity aromas of struck match, wild ferment, sour smelling notes, touch of almost vomit (ugh). Savoury, bitter and unpleasant on the palate. Too much chalky tannin. Nah
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2018 Lethbridge Wines Pinot Noir Block 4
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Geelong
Slightly funky, dark hued fruits, a little almost coffee, slight whole bunch, wild ferment, a sense of warmth; baked earth. Very slight volatility, plenty of textured grip is woody but overall balanced. Okay
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2021 Dalrymple Vineyards Pinot Noir
Australia, Tasmania, Pipers River
Whole bunch ashiness, muted fruits show red hued. Juicy, medium plus intensity acidity, slightly sharp red fruits, talc textured tannins. Simple but a bit meh.
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2021 Dalrymple Vineyards Pinot Noir Single Site Coal River
Australia, Tasmania, Coal River
Meaty, savoury over riper red hued fruits, that prove slightly jubey, touch of baked red capsicum. Juicy, fleshy, generous fruit, coarse flour textured tannins are tight, fruit persists, okay.
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2021 Dalrymple Vineyards Pinot Noir Swansea
Australia, Tasmania, Pipers River
Slightly funky, meaty, wild ferment over muted red fruits. In the mouth there is a fair amount of fruit sweetness combined with ashy whole bunch, disjointed. Nah
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2021 Dalrymple Vineyards Pinot Noir Ouse
Australia, Tasmania, Pipers River
Smoked bacon fat, red berry fruit, meaty underpin, a little dream, whole bunch is integrated. Juicy, slightly sour red fruits, cherry, slightly talc textured tannins rather dominate on the finish. Hmm.
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2023 Moondarra Pinot Noir Studebaker
Australia, Victoria, Gippsland
Reductive red hued fruits have a confected quality, touch of sweet spice. Palate reflects this, tannic but this is all about quite jammy, fruit lozenge fruit that, on the palate, shows strawberry…blind this could almost be a Grenache.
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2023 Moondarra Pinot Noir Samba Side
Australia, Victoria, Gippsland
Like the Studebaker quite jammy nose but with more oak and a slightly savoury underpin. A little wood glue note joins the pretty confected fruit and chalky tannins. Hmm
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2023 Clyde Park Pinot Noir Locale
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Geelong
Very red fruits, slightly dilute, controlled whole bunch, jubey notes. In the mouth it has black tea tannins, fruit is muted. Hmm. Time (?)
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2022 Clyde Park Pinot Noir
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Geelong
Rhubarb, smoky notes, smells slightly sharp…And so it proves on the palate, talc textured tannins accompany sour red fruits & dry out the finish. Nah
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2021 Picardy Pinot Noir
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Pemberton
Slightly dilute, meaty, earthy, touch of forest floor, black over red berry fruit. Nice nose. Juicy, slightly dilute on the palate as well, similar fruit profile with integrated talc textured tannins are drying, fleshy, time. Nice.
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2022 Ossa Wine Pinot Noir
Australia, Tasmania, Southern Tasmania
Warm earth, whole bunch, wild ferment, cherry and berry fruit, sweet spice. Juicy tends to medium plus intensity acidity, more red than black on the palate non-delineated fruit, drying powdery tannins. Hmm
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2020 Moorooduc Estate Pinot Noir
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Mornington Peninsula
A little savoury and funky, quite meat in fact wild ferment. On the palate it's slightly disjointed wild ferment, tannins are slightly too large for the fruit which is present. Pretty. Time? But already had four years. Hmm.
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2021 Moorooduc Estate Pinot Noir Robinson Vineyard
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Mornington Peninsula
concentrated, rich, generous, dark hued fruit show cherry, sweet spice, slightly jubey. Juicy, fleshy, slight fruit tea, cherry, a little dilute, talc textured tannins. Okay
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2020 Kate Hill Pinot Noir
Australia, Tasmania, Southern Tasmania
Meaty, savoury, dark hued fruits have a little bonfire underpin, slightly smoky. Juicy, fleshy, tight tannins very slightly sour black fruits.
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2022 Kate Hill Pinot Noir Huon Valley
Australia, Tasmania, Southern Tasmania
Medium minus intensity aromas of pretty red fruit shows a little carbonic maceration, well managed whole bunch. Juicy, fleshy, slight white pepper, coarse flour textured tannins are integrated with the fruit. Pretty good.
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2021 Oakridge Pinot Noir Hazeldene Vineyard Yarra Valley
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
Slight whole bunch, cherry, slight blackberry, touch of meaty underpin, a little sweet spice. Nice nose. Juicy, fleshy, fresh, fruit less delineated on the palate, flour tannins. Nice, balanced.
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2021 Oakridge Pinot Noir 864 Aqueduct Block Henk Vineyard
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
Slightly savoury and meaty, concentrated dense smelling dark fruits with a red fruit underpin. Juicy, concentrated, dense, thick, cherry oof, time, balanced but a bit too much at the mo'
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2022 Soumah Pinot Noir Single Vineyard Hexham Vineyard
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
Whole bunch, ashy, meaty, black hued fruits, sweet spice, a little carbonic prettiness. Juicy, fleshy, tangy, slightly dilute but pleasant with silky tannins. Okay.
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2022 Bromley Wines Pinot Noir
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Geelong
Red clay, a little sweet spice but lightweight, plenty of tannins red hued fruits, time may help, simple Meh.
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2023 Castle Rock Estate Pinot Noir
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Porongurup
Smoky, ashy, sour smelling red hued fruits, slightly meaty underpin. Jubey and juicy, savoury notes with a fruit sweet core, ashy, tannins are talc textured persistent.
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2023 Pembroke Pinot Noir
Australia, Tasmania, Coal River
Whole bunch, carbo crush, jubey red fruits, slightly ashy. Drying tannins dominate the palate. Nah.
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2023 Levantine Hill Estate Pinot Noir Glen Garvald
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
Plenty of spice, red hued fruit; simple nose. Slightly bitter red hued fruits on the palate, chewy tannins are slightly too tight for the fruit, simple, a little bland
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2023 Xavier Goodridge Pinot Noir Pa Pa
Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Mt. Gambier
Jubey red berry, whole bunch, sweet spice in support, simple nose. Juicy fleshy, fruit gets a little lost behind the whole bunch ashiness. Plenty of talc textured grip. Time should help.
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2022 Xavier Goodridge Pinot Noir Henty
Australia, Victoria, Western Victoria, Henty
Smoked bacon fat, earthy notes both dominate the nose with a little tomato leaf. Sour and unpleasant on the palate, tomato leaf. Ugh.
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2023 Xavier Goodridge Pinot Noir Avon
Australia, Victoria, Gippsland
Jubey, red fruits, a little sweet spice, tomato leaf again. Awful.
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2023 Gentle Folk Pinot Noir
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Whole bunch, sour red fruit has a smidge of volatile acidity. More fruit sweet on the palate, talc textured grip, simple. Hmm
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2022 Lark Hill Pinot Noir
Australia, New South Wales, Southern New South Wales, Canberra District
Smoky, sour black fruits, meaty underpin. Ashy bitterness with oddly contrasting sweet fruit. Not very nice. Ugh.
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2022 Shadowfax Pinot Noir
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Geelong
Jubey fruit lozenge, slight whole bunch ashiness, sweet spice, slightly savoury noters. It's juicy tending to sour on the palate; very red fruit, talc textured tannins. Hmm
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2023 Gala Estate Pinot Noir White Label
Australia, Tasmania, East Coast
cherry, earthy, a little fresh raspberry, touch of fruit lozenge. Juicy, slightly jubey, red cherry fruits, a slightly sour underpin, softly textured. Interesting
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2023 Glaetzer Dixon Family Winemakers Pinot Noir Avance
Australia, Tasmania, Coal River
Fruit tea, ashy whole bunch, wild ferment funkiness, red berry fruit, earthy. Juicy fruit, plentiful chewy tannins, feels a bit clumsy despite the interesting nose
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2021 Glaetzer Dixon Family Winemakers Pinot Noir Reveur
Australia, Tasmania, Coal River
Smoky red fruits, sweet spice, simple nose. Juicy, fruit sweet, very slightly cloying, tannic grip. Hmm
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2022 Nocton Vineyard Pinot Noir Estate
Australia, Tasmania, Coal River
Sour and funky on the nose, muted red fruit. Juicy tangy, too much tannins. Nah.
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2018 Nocton Vineyard Pinot Noir Willow
Australia, Tasmania, Coal River
Less sour fruit but more meaty, savoury, meh nose. Oaky and volatile, awful. Nah
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2021 Paradigm Hill Pinot Noir L'ami Sage
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Mornington Peninsula
Rich, ripe, plenty of oak, offers sweet spice, cherry fruit. Slightly sour on the palate, plentiful woody tannins, fruit rather lost behind this. Meh.
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2021 De Salis Wines Pinot Noir
Australia, New South Wales, Central Ranges, Orange
Red cherry, slightly meaty underpin, slightly dilute. Palate a reflection of the nose, slightly bitter tannins on the finish. Meh.
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2021 De Salis Wines Pinot Noir Lofty
Australia, New South Wales, Central Ranges, Orange
Touch of cream, sweet spice, red cherry. Sour, slightly bitter. Nope
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2023 Thousand Candles Pinot Noir Gathering Field Nouveau
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
Ash and tomato leaf, volatile acidity. Not a promising nose. Not putting this in my mouth.
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2022 Thousand Candles Pinot Noir Gathering Field
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
Medium minus intensity aromas are meaty, cherry, rhubarb…more of the same on the palate, slightly sour snakes with a jubey underpin, talc textured tannins dry things out. Hmm
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2021 Thousand Candles Pinot Noir
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
Low intensity aromas show a touch of clay, with time polished oak, caramel. And it's quite muted on the palate, textured grip. Bit shit really.
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2023 Bream Creek Pinot Noir
Australia, Tasmania, Southern Tasmania
Cherry, sweet spice, slightly jubey notes, meaty underpin. Nice nose. Juicy, fleshy, very slightly savoury, cherry fruit, grippy drying tannins need time to integrate but nice now and shows promise.
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2023 Garagiste Pinot Noir Merricks
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Mornington Peninsula
Meaty/savoury with black hued; berries, slight alcohol prickle, sweet spice, smoky, earthy underpin. Juicy, fleshy, textured grip, muted fruit shows black hued slight non-intrusive alcohol warmth. Time
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