Pinot Noir

Gippsland, Victoria. Established in 1998, Bellvale Wine is a family-owned business run by principal winemaker and viticulturalist, John Ellis. Situated in the lush Tarwin River valley of South Gippsland, the area is acknowledged as one of Australia’s best pinot-noir producing regions...

Gippsland, Victoria. A clear bright red colour, with hints of garnet on the rim. Up-front raspberries, wild strawberries and orange peel give way to a complex bouquet showing damp earth, cedar and notes of subtle spicy oak. A truly spicy wine whole bunch stemmy character lifting the varietal red fruits; very fresh and lively with razor-like acidity holding the palate together for a very long time. A soft and velvety mouthfeel with fine-grained tannins...

WINERY RATING

James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2015

Multi-Regional, Victoria.  The Wine:  Whole bunches of Mariafeld clone Pinot Noir are carefully placed in a 5000lt cuve. A small amount of fermenting Pinot Meunier juice is introduced into the bottom of the tank. This allows the intact berries to be enveloped by CO2, allowing a true carbonic maceration. The sheer weight of the fruit above crushes the berries at the bottom allowing more sweet juice to join the ferment. This technique encourages the development of a beautiful silky mouthfeel while maintaining vibrant fruity aromas...

Yarra Valley, Victoria. The wine show classic whole bunch pinot characters on the nose, bright fruit and crunch whilst that palate has a lovely interplay between savoury tannin and typical pinot noir cherries, plum fruits and soft white pepper...

Marlborough, New Zealand. This Pinot Noir comes from a single vineyard site located in the center of the Wairau Valley. The wine is also a single clone, clone 114, from 12 year old vines that are unirrigated. This low cropping site intensifies the cherry...

Burgundy, France. Cherry red in colour. Aromas of cherry and coffee with subtly integrated toasted notes. Lovely fullness. Silky tannins. Delectable and fruity with toasted notes and lovely power. Flavours of chocolate underscored by a hint of menthol. Long finish with assorted fruit flavours and a subtle touch of oak...

Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Founded in 1995 by Greg Brewer, one of the founding fathers of the Sta. Rita Hills AVA. The wines are made from Estate grown fruit with rocky, maritime based soils. The specialties are chardonnay and pinot noir using 100% whole cluster...

Central Otago, New Zealand. At Burn Cottage we believe in minimal intervention winemaking. Our task is to discover the genius of the site and of the individual vineyard blocks within and to allow the wines to reveal it. We believe in minimizing sulfur usage and avoiding all additives whenever possible...

Central Otago, New Zealand. Notes of both black and green teas emerge first from the glass. Interestingly, the fruit tones of blackberry and morello cherry need some time to show in the glass. These are then joined by a hint of orange zest, vanilla bean, pomegranate and violets...