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93
/ 100
Mike Bennie -
95
/ 100
Campbell Mattinson
Red
Classification
Pinot Noir / Shiraz
Variety
2022
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
Victoria, Macedon Ranges
Region
13.0%
Alcohol %
5-10 Years
Cellaring
Scores
93 / 100"Here is 60% syrah from Heathcote and Harcourt with a bolstering remainder of pinot noir. A variety of vessels cajole the wine to bottle. This feels meaty and sleek in the same breath. A whiff of woody spices and undergrowth before a compote of forest berries with a high note of tart cherry. Similar to taste, a sluice of fine, grainy tannin in tow, on medium weight and very persistent. It’s a slurpier red with plenty of charisma and high drinkability."
- Mike Bennie
95 / 100
"It’s not heavy but there’s impressive intensity of flavour here. It tastes of sheer plum, dark chocolate, roasted nuts and sweet cherry, with woodsy spice and cedarwood characters as part of the veneer. There’s texture, there’s twigs, there’s pure, perfectly ripened fruit, and there’s a firm stamp of integrated tannin. There’s some char to the aftertaste, which is not a distraction and is not a negative. There’s a lot to delve into here. It’s excellent."
- Campbell Mattinson
Tasting Notes
Place of Changing Winds is a vineyard in the Macedon Ranges area of Victoria that grows Pinot Noir and Chardonnay as well as producing two Heathcote Syrahs from a single plot of vines. ‘Tradition’ is a blend of the two styles of red we produce: declassified Estate Pinot Noir blended with Heathcote Syrah. It’s a homage to these styles. The name is a little joke but it also nods to the pioneer of blending Syrah with Pinot (in the ’50s and ’60s), Hunter legend Maurice O’Shea. Simply, the POCW team trialled the blend, loved it and so bottled it. With the two varieties providing a great foil for one another, you can expect lots of crunchy red fruits, some rose-like hints, bright, peppery freshness and a long, tangy close.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity