Tasmanian and Victorian (Yarra Valley) fruit, Australia. Pinot noir. 13.5%. Screwcap. Approx $A60It's taken close to four hours, but I think I'm starting to like this. Just a little. The Eileen Hardy name has been synonymous with chardonnay and corporate wine making for as long as I've been interested in wine, though this is the first year a pinot noir has been released. Like it's more established sibling it's a blend of fruit from two different Australian states. I can just picture the purists shaking their heads. . . It's varietal, though heavy handed, and if I had tasted this blind I'd like to think I would have called it Tasmanian. Rubber and char to begin, it eventually settles and becomes more appealing, though never feminine. Nutmeg and stalk, earth and game. It's smooth and expansive, hefty and cherry liqueur flavoured, the stalks take the whole night to finally soften and coalesce. 89+. 2012 - 2016.
0 comments:
Post a Comment