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Monty's Leap Great Southern Pinot Noir
A lovely Pinot Noir from WA's remote Great Southern with scores of 92 & 93pts.. "This is a lovely fruit-driven style of pinot noir, with bright red fruits showing primary notes of wild strawberry and raspberry, and just a faint hint of sour cherry. The texture is fine and quite delicate, yet there is a deep intensity here as it wraps up with subtle oak, fine tannins, and a nice acidity to harness and carry through to a long finish. Great mouthfeel, with those dry, savory tannins on the finish. 93pts" (Ray Jordan Wine Guide). "It's beautifully ripe, with savoury nuances of dark cherry, wild strawberry, cured meat, mushroom, and warm spice. The palate is silky-smooth and succulent, complemented by fine texture and layers of polished tannins, finishing lingering and finely dry." 92pts (Sam Kim Wine Orbit). Phil Shilcock and Michelle Gray purchased the former Montgomery’s Hill in October 2017 and launched the Monty’s Leap brand. The mature vineyard (planted in 1996) is planted on the banks of the Kalgan River, 16km northeast of Albany.
Ocelli Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir
A charming red of full-flavour and great finesse. Bright ruby colour with an attractive delicately spiced red fruit perfume. In the glass this is silky, succulent, harmonious and very moreish. Roast duck anyone?
Domaine Bernard Moreau Bourgogne
For well-priced, approachable rich fruit Burgundy, you can rely on Mâcon Mancey, particularly those from the dedicated Bernard Moreau. He took over the family vineyard in 1982 and has since built it up to 8 hectares. He lovingly tends his rows of Chardonnay, Gamay and Pinot Noir vines, ensuring yields are kept low. Pinot Noir covers half his vineyards, on the slopes of Les Cras. The soil there produces wines with excellent structure and spicy fruit. Bernard understands the Pinot grape well, handling it gently and fermenting with natural yeasts to bring out the lovely fruit quality and only gentle tannins. With 10% aged in new oak, the rest in seasoned barrels, there is a complexity and structure to the pretty fruit. Excellent with white meats.
Ponting Mowbray Boy Tasmania Pinot Noir
Trentham Estate Pinot Noir
Trentham Estate winemaker Anthony Murphy has done it again - producing a great value Pinot Noir offering cherry, raspberry and subtle confectionery characteristics as well as velvety mouthfeel.
Split Rock Pinot Noir
Awash with aromatic pomegranate, tamarillo and fresh cherry notes on the nose. The palate has savoury notes of mocha melded with nutmeg and plummy fruit. Fine oak tannins complement weighty stewed plum, dark cherry and raspberry leaving a generous warm finish in the wine.
Hunter’s Pinot Noir
Aged for 12 months in French oak barrels. Deep dark red core with black tinged edges and a dark red hue. Spicy red to dark cherry aromas mix with hints of stalky cedar, earth and meaty notes. On the palate generous dark cherry fruits are intertwined with strawberry, earth, spicy dried meat characters and dried herbs. Good flesh with slightly grainy tannins and a savoury medium length conclusion. Drink over the next 3-4 years. Alc. 13.5%
Casa Silva Cool Coast Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir Super Six
In this selection of highly recommended and high-scoring Pinots you’ll find a Yarra beauty with 94 and 92pts, grown in the Coldstream Vineyard of Terra Felix's Yarra Valley estate. Enjoy big fruit flavours with beautiful and elegant cool-climate acidity which drives to a lingering clean finish. "Gorgeously complex and engaging…” (Wine Orbit). Plus there’s a “Juicy and beautifully rounded… long and silky” (Wine Orbit) 91pt Pinot Noir from the superb Brightwater in sunny Nelson, and the Gold medal, 93pt Vandenberg Six Brothers, with “elegant weight and fine flow” from vineyards in the Adelaide Hills. Save $84 and enjoy 2 bottles of each, at $26.99 a bottle.
Yarra Valley Pinot Noir Super Six
Savour a stylish trio of highly-pointed Yarra Pinots from excellent small estates – and save $69 on this impressive line-up with 2 bottles of each at $27.99 a bottle. There's a premium 94pt Yarra Pinot Noir grown in the Coldstream Vineyard of Terra Felix's Yarra Valley estate "… gorgeously complex and engaging… elegant and flowing… Stylish and seamless…" (Sam Kim, Wine Orbit). The harmonious and delicious 'Inara' from Helen & Joey boasts "Fresh aromas of cherry, strawberry, raspberry and a hint of citrus… Ripe and generous” (John Lehmann, The Australian), while the 94pt beauty from the boutique Allinda estate is "stylish and complex” and “highly enjoyable" (Wine Orbit).