[SOLD-OUT] Murdoch Hill the Phaeton Pinot Noir 2014

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Wine Front 93 points!
'The vineyard is in Piccadilly Valley, set at about 550 metres. Two parcels of varying clones are fermented, wild fermented, with about 50% whole bunch used, about nine to twelve days on skins, only one barrel was new in the mix of five barrels, bottle unfined/unfiltered and then left in bottle for some six months. Heat, then rain, then mild overcast conditions an interesting year for Adelaide Hills. The cooler period worked well as a building period. The tannins are particularly interesting from this year, says Murdoch Hills Michael Downer. Often Adelaide Hills pinot noir is cast aside as dry reddish, we work a bit gentler, and I can see small pockets in the Hills that were working with that will produce high quality pinot noir. I tend to think were making a wine away from that dry reddish image. I had melted gruyere on sour-dough whole grain toast went a treat alongside. Its really pretty to sniff on high toned floral notes, red cherry, rose water, musk, a waft of green herbs. Has a softness and suppleness to texture, mouthwatering pomegranate-like acidity, sour-sweet flavours and a dusting of spice and dried herbs. Its fine, fresh, intense in fruit flavour, has superb tug and pucker of tannins, and long, lovely carriage of flavour. Tannins and pinot noir, yes thanks. Great wine feel very easy to drink. Alongside the fresh bottle, I tried a second bottle that had been open a day or so it fleshes out well, retains fine, firm tannin profile, stays fresh.'
Mike Bennie, Wine Front, 2015

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Country:

Australia

Region:

SA- Adelaide Hills

Variety:

Wine Red - Pinot noir

Size:

750mL