Description
Newly released Pinot comes up trumps…2009 was a cooler vintage ( low yields) and has produced a fine pinot with structure stylistically very burgundian. Lifted perfume of violets. dark cherries and spice. cinnamon. some forest floor characters. Profound richness. savoury complexity and structure on the palate. 100% whole bunch fermentation has given this wine depth recommend decanting to open out and reveal all the layers. Alternatively cellar this for 3 or 4 yrs.
Review of the 2008 Pinot I tasted this 2008 Bannockburn pinot noir over two days but truth is. it jumped from the blocks “and tasted good every time I put it in my mouth. I guess you have to like the Banockburn style. but this is a super pinot noir. It ™s herbal and stalky but it has dimension of aroma and flavour. It booms from the glass and reaches to all corners of your mouth. It tannin hits and spreads. It ™s not the brigthest pinot noir to look at. but it tastes fresh and alive of dried tobacco and twigs. sappy cherries and forest floor. Best of all is the finish it fans out. It ™s a wine with a certain flamboyance. 96 points. Campbell Mattinson
RRP $65
