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Red
2008 Coldstream Hills Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir
- Australia
- Victoria
- Port Phillip
- Yarra Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 15
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VinoHobo wrote: 95 points
June 22, 2019 - Soft but beautiful. Perfect condition, lots of secondary characters. Great finish. Elegant
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VinoHobo wrote: 94 points
July 14, 2018 - In great condition. Lots of cherry notes, warming spices, quite textural.
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JerM wrote: 93 points
August 23, 2016 - (Sunday Dinner at Mich&Bo's w Chirong) Dark dusty berries, powerful nose, spice, sour cherry, rather savoury. Richly concentrated palate, cool acid, juicy dark berries, finishing with darjeeling sweetness. A surprisingly powerful Yarra, and drinking well now.
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pkbowen Likes this wine: 90 points
December 22, 2015 - PnP at cellar temperature. Presents as garnet with a wide amber rim. The nose carries a mature bouquet of mushroom/black olive and moist tobacco, but through all that some fresh cranberry aromas shine through. On the palate, the last note is correct; the tannins are very fine, soft, and hard to identify, and the acid is disproportionately high. Even so, cranberry and tobacco flavors are clear the midpalate, and the finish is persistent and cranberry- and spice-driven.
This was our first experience with aged (or any) South Australian Pinot noir. Thankfully, it was a positive one, and we will seek out Coldstream Hills wines in the future. We'll rate this wine "very good-to-excellent," 90/100. -
dhammer wrote: 88 points
September 21, 2015 - At the tail end of the drinking window - almost no tannins left, high acidity - becoming disintegrated.
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By David Lawrason
9/29/2010 (link)(Coldstream Hills Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Szabo, MS
9/23/2010 (link)(Coldstream Hills Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Halliday
3/20/2010 (link)(Coldstream Hills Yarra Valley Pinot Noir) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Campbell Mattinson
2/24/2010 (link)(Coldstream Hills Pinot Noir) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Josh Raynolds
September/October 2009, IWC Issue #146 (link)(Coldstream Hills Pinot Noir Yarra Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
Halliday Wine Companion
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By James Halliday
3/2/2009 (link)(Coldstream Hills Yarra Valley Pinot Noir) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2008
- Type Red
- Producer Coldstream Hills
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Australia
- Region Victoria
- SubRegion Port Phillip
- Appellation Yarra Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 45 (29%)
- Consumed 112 (71%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerColdstream Hills
- VarietyPinot Noir
- CountryAustralia
- RegionVictoria
- AppellationYarra Valley
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