Campbell Mattinson 94 points!
Campbell Mattinson 94 points!"Michael Glover's words to describe this wine: "Complex, full of character, idiosyncratic, challenging, perhaps even difficult ... all good pinot noir requirements and descriptors in my book, and everything you would want from an entertaining dinner guest."
That's probaby the best way to describe this wine: if you invited it over for dinner, it would end up stealing the show " partly in horror, partly in fascination, partly in anticipation at what the hell it's going to throw up next. Personality, it does not lack. It is immensely stalky, truffly, bitter, fragrant, spicy, herbal. It's not unripe, but it is not a fruit-driven wine. Opening it is like detonating a pinot noir bomb. For the basics " acidity, tannin, length " it's tailored to perfection. I often say of writers: technical proficiency means nothing to me, because I take technique for granted. What I'm looking for are writers who actually have something to say. This wine, following on from that thought, has something extravagant to say. For that point alone, it has to be both credited, and granted an audience."
Campbell Mattinson, Wine Front, 3 Feb 2013.
Country:
Australia
Region:
VIC- Geelong
Variety:
Wine Red - Pinot noir
Size:
750mL
