Here’s great value in a pre-aged Tassie pinot noir from three estate vineyards. After three years, primary cherry/berry fruits are upheld, becoming savoury, with nuances of spice and brambles. Firm, fine tannins ensure plenty of life yet. $22 at Wine Cave and Dan’s.
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“I look forward to every vintage with glee as a new opportunity to experiment,” Steve Lubiana told me. 2011 was a cool, grey season in southern Tassie, but it didn’t rain nearly as much as everywhere else, resulting in the cleanest fruit for a few years at Stefano. The wine delivers all the purity and […]
readThere’s crowd-pleasing appeal in this gently balanced and fruit-focused pinot noir. A soft and juicy profile of blueberry, mulberry and black cherry fruits is accented with notes of mixed spice, supported by finely structured tannins and a persistent finish. $25 at Corkscrew Cellars.
readWith balance and fruit integrity, and the structure to age for the medium-term, Goaty is a vibrant and tangy pinot noir of accurate red cherry fruits, carrying impressive fruit line through a firm, finely structured tannin profile. $28 at Armadale Cellars.
readWell-defined berry/cherry fruit overlays an impressively structured backbone of firm, fine tannins, robust oak and tangy acidity. Every element is in balance, calling for considerable time to blossom to its finest. $30 at 1st Choice.
readFrom a single Meadowbank Derwent Valley vineyard planted in 1989, there’s early-drinking appeal in this graceful style of silky and supple tannins. A delightfully lively and fragrant bouquet of lifted rose bud and violet perfume is laced with all the exotic spice, fennel, star anise and sarsaparilla of well-handled whole bunches. The palate carries an […]
readThe first in Dalrymple’s Discovery range is the fruit of a single acre vineyard, a beautifully expressive pinot noir of lifted fragrance of violets and rose hips, red cherry and raspberry split, nuanced with cherry kernel, dried herbs and bracken. A core of impressive fruit power in the palate finishes long with sour morello cherries. […]
readNick Glaetzer may have made headlines by winning the Jimmy Watson with Tasmanian shiraz, but pinot noir is where his real passion lies, and his flagship is the proof. An alluring fragrance of berry compote, violet perfume, sarsaparilla and mixed spice carries through a tangy and spice-laden palate of impressive red cherry and mixed berry […]
read“I’m not trying to achieve a style, as I was in the past, but to let the vineyard express itself,” says Steve Lubiana. “I’m realising that less is more, and relying on the vineyard to provide the complexity.” Sasso is the embodiment of his philosophy, a flagship assembled from barrels displaying concentration and subtlety. A […]
readBeautifully refined chardonnay of well-defined white peach and grapefruit flavours and taut lemon juice acidity. There’s a wonderful contrast here between high-tensile Tassie fruit and the layered complexity of gunflint and lees autolysis. Outstanding, mouthfilling texture and brilliant length exemplify fine craftsmanship. $30 at Cracka and Trio Wine.
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