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94
/ 100
James Halliday's Wine Companion -
93
/ 100
Campbell Mattinson
Red
Classification
Pinot Noir
Variety
2022
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
South Australia, Adelaide Hills
Region
13.5%
Alcohol %
3-5 Years
Cellaring
Scores
94 / 100"Fermented with 30% whole bunches, matured in French oak for 9 months. In the dark and brooding class of pinot, with undergrowth, autumnal leaves, dark berries, woodsy spices and sage. The amount of whole bunches has been decreased from 2020, a good sign, bringing an element of added complexity rather than sharpness. A strong, firm, exciting youngpinot."
- James Halliday's Wine Companion
93 / 100
"This is in lovely form. It tastes spicy and it feels well structured but the fruit is ripe and juicy. Cranberry into boysenberry and red cherry, florals and woodsy spice. It’s fairly light on its feet but it has enough insistence to make its quality clear. Oak, gently smoked, is so very well played here, so neatly tucked. It’s well played all around."
- Campbell Mattinson
Tasting Notes
The Piccadilly Valley Pinot Noir is a blend of fruit from the Ashton Hills vineyard, Grigg’s Cemetery Block and the Blefari Bickles Road Vineyard
Initially an abundance of juicy red and blue fruits, hints of baking spice and autumnal flavours develop as the wine moves across the palate. The long finish is extended by morish acidity and soft chewy tannins, a result of the inclusion of some whole fruit during fermentation.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity