Tyson Stelzer 94 points!
Campbell Mattinson 93 points!
Tyson Stelzer 94 points!
"Pinot lord Bill Downie is in a happy place. Lively, expressive and precise. His YV Pinot, that is! Pretty poached strawberries, red cherries, rose petals and cumquat with well-structured tannins."
Tyson Stelzer, Wine100, June 2011
Campbell Mattinson 93 points!"Opened all three of William Downie's 2010 pinot noirs in one hit, but it took me 24 hours to make my mind up on this one. Maybe 27 hours. Liked it throughout, but couldn't make up my mind exactly how much.
If I was going to buy any of these 2010s " it would be a toss-up between this and the Gippsland version. Can't be any more definitive than that. This one has clear input from coffeed, smoky oak, which gives the fruit flavours a chicory-like tinge. I've been known to be tannin-focussed and it's probably what I like most about this wine; it carries lovely curls of dry, spicy, nutty tannin. The wine has a firm, confident feel. There's no real fan on the finish but the flavours do persist nicely. Beautiful fruit-purity throughout."
Campbell Mattinson, Wine Front, Mar 2011
Country:
Australia
Region:
VIC- Yarra Valley
Variety:
Wine Red - Pinot noir
Size:
750mL
