Macedon, Victoria, Australia. Pinot noir. 14%. Diam. Approx $A90Is it possible for something to be delicate and yet overwhelming? Straight from the wine cabinet at the end of a working week this smelt pretty, sleepy and every so delicate. Slippery and laden with raspberries and stems there is a trace of cream and softness. Temperature has made the nose modest and timid. . . With my first sip, it seems my whole substance has been immersed and woken. The succulence and intensity is quite superb, this is bright, searing and evocative. I've scrawled a whole page of adjectives and in retrospect, none of my words capture the impact. Vibrant, enveloping, complex (smoke, char, cream, cherries, flow, grace, tang, softness, apparent sweetness. . .) and lingering. 95. Now - 2015.
2 comments:
sexy stuff hey?
I'm heading up there in a few weeks for the 2009 composition and pyrette bottling with the barrel samples looking gorgeous!
Tim
Tim,
Very sexy and very fleshy. My only slight negative (and wimpy) comment would be about the some of the warmth from the alcohol.
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