2021 Bass Phillip Estate Pinot Noir
96 Points Huon Hooke, The Real Review
Medium full ruby with a tinge of purple; the aromas are of red fruits, the profile lean and elegant, with bountiful drying tannins, and touches of foresty pinot mystery. The wine is lean and drying on the aftertaste. Nice, elegant wine, worth a little cellaring also.
95 Points Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion
An elegant style, almost gentle with every element from fruit and acidity to tannins neatly in place. It’s a complete wine. Red cherry accents, rose petals, charred radicchio and a host of spices for good measure. It continues to unfurl beautifully in the glass. As seamless as it gets thanks to superfine tannins and a powder puff of acidity.
94 Points Anne Krebiehl MW, Decanter
From fruit in Leongatha, planted in 1996. The nose has an iron-oxide lift, and the palate tingles with a fine pepperiness that seems to accentuate ripeness but also red fruit. There is tension and an edge of mouthwatering, pithy bitter liquorice. The body is fluid, slender and refreshing with a sense of depth that is most appetising. This spent 14 months in 20% new barrels.
94 Points James Suckling, jamessuckling.com
Lovely purity of fruit here, with raspberries, sliced strawberries, oranges and hints of cinnamon stick and vanilla on the nose. Soft and creamy, medium-bodied, with a wealth of small red berry fruit dancing across the palate. Very fine tannins. Ripe and delicious.
96 Points Huon Hooke, The Real Review
Medium full ruby with a tinge of purple; the aromas are of red fruits, the profile lean and elegant, with bountiful drying tannins, and touches of foresty pinot mystery. The wine is lean and drying on the aftertaste. Nice, elegant wine, worth a little cellaring also.
95 Points Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion
An elegant style, almost gentle with every element from fruit and acidity to tannins neatly in place. It’s a complete wine. Red cherry accents, rose petals, charred radicchio and a host of spices for good measure. It continues to unfurl beautifully in the glass. As seamless as it gets thanks to superfine tannins and a powder puff of acidity.
94 Points Anne Krebiehl MW, Decanter
From fruit in Leongatha, planted in 1996. The nose has an iron-oxide lift, and the palate tingles with a fine pepperiness that seems to accentuate ripeness but also red fruit. There is tension and an edge of mouthwatering, pithy bitter liquorice. The body is fluid, slender and refreshing with a sense of depth that is most appetising. This spent 14 months in 20% new barrels.
94 Points James Suckling, jamessuckling.com
Lovely purity of fruit here, with raspberries, sliced strawberries, oranges and hints of cinnamon stick and vanilla on the nose. Soft and creamy, medium-bodied, with a wealth of small red berry fruit dancing across the palate. Very fine tannins. Ripe and delicious.
96 Points Huon Hooke, The Real Review
Medium full ruby with a tinge of purple; the aromas are of red fruits, the profile lean and elegant, with bountiful drying tannins, and touches of foresty pinot mystery. The wine is lean and drying on the aftertaste. Nice, elegant wine, worth a little cellaring also.
95 Points Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion
An elegant style, almost gentle with every element from fruit and acidity to tannins neatly in place. It’s a complete wine. Red cherry accents, rose petals, charred radicchio and a host of spices for good measure. It continues to unfurl beautifully in the glass. As seamless as it gets thanks to superfine tannins and a powder puff of acidity.
94 Points Anne Krebiehl MW, Decanter
From fruit in Leongatha, planted in 1996. The nose has an iron-oxide lift, and the palate tingles with a fine pepperiness that seems to accentuate ripeness but also red fruit. There is tension and an edge of mouthwatering, pithy bitter liquorice. The body is fluid, slender and refreshing with a sense of depth that is most appetising. This spent 14 months in 20% new barrels.
94 Points James Suckling, jamessuckling.com
Lovely purity of fruit here, with raspberries, sliced strawberries, oranges and hints of cinnamon stick and vanilla on the nose. Soft and creamy, medium-bodied, with a wealth of small red berry fruit dancing across the palate. Very fine tannins. Ripe and delicious.
