Top End Tasmania Pinot Noirs
Winery : Various
A SUPREME SELECTION OF SOME FINE TASMANIAN PINOT NOIRS
2024 Decades Pinot Noir (value $80) COAL RIVER VALLEY: 96 points (Halliday Wine Companion Beguiling nose of pure, fragrant fruit. Dark cherry and roses with hint of baked quince, and more savoury beets and porcini. It evolves with breathing.
Weightless in the mouth, suspended… then the poised fruit, extraordinarily fine tannins
2023 Stefano Lubiana 'La Roccia Pinot Noir (value $109) DERWENT VALLEY: Previous Vintage (2022) James Suckling Wine of the Year
2024 Milton Reserve Pinot Noir (value $59) EAST COAST: Heady perfume, complexity with ripe fruit and savoury elements.
2024 Bubb & Pooley Pinot Noir (value $65) COAL RIVER VALLEY An intriguing nose - plum, liquorice, dark chocolate and beef tartare. There is a lot to unpack and enjoy. The palate is flowing with elegant fruit, earthy mushrooms and slightly chewy tannins providing a structural framework to the delicious flavours:
2019 Spring Vale Family Selection Pinot (value $128) EAST COAST: Decanter BEST IN SHOW, 97pts
2024 APSLEY GORGE Pinot Noir (value $79) EAST COAST Brooding perfume – all things dark… bitter chocolate, intense espresso coffee, plum and wild blackberry fruit. Whiffs of petrichor add to the intrigue. It is a textural feast