Notes:
Reminiscent of tree-ripened black cherries and homemade plum jam, ripe fruit aromas intermingle with a sweet-scented floral perfume. The palate blends blackberries and cherry with hints of smoky vanillin oak – seasoned with a sprinkle of dried oregano and cinnamon. This is a deliciously fragrant, finely structured wine with intense varietal expression.
Dunell's "This Pinot Noir is absolutely stonking. So elegant and perfumed it is sure to impress."
94 points, wineorbit.co.nz, Sam Kim, 01 May 11
This is a wine of youthful charm but destined to develop exotic personality with further time in the bottle. The nose is delicately perfumed showing red cherry, spice, floral and a hint of nutty/mushroom characters. It's beautifully refined and poised on the palate with focus and
concentration. The fine tannins provide elegant dry finish to this delightful Pinot. One to watch.
The Age (AUS), Jane Faulkner, 28 May 11
Medium-bodied with dense primary cherry fruit, some damp-earthy, forest-floor fragrance and spicy black pepper freshness. Vanillin notes are still slightly dominant from the oak but will integrate in another year or so. Tannins are ripe and firm and the wine has plenty of cleansing acidity...plenty of presence for a young Pinot Noir.