2022 Riversdale Estate Pinot Noir

Produced from various blocks located around the property most notably on the banks of Pittwater and the slopes of Riversdale Valley encompassing both old and new vines. Five percent whole bunch inclusion with maturation taking place in oak for 7 months.

Expansive, supple and powerful, this is a drop dead gorgeous Tassie Pinot Noir.

Dark red in colour with black toned edges and a crimson red hue. Perfumed scents of violets, red to dark cherries, strawberries and anise captivate the olfactory senses with hints of dried herb, forest floor and spicy cedar also evident. Delicious dark cherry, strawberry and more subtle rhubarb flavours are both expansive and supple in their feel across the palate. Lingering in the background are subtle anise, dried herb and spicy cedar elements. Excellent power wave with silky smooth tannins, the finish fresh, long and moreish. Trophy Winner at the National Cool Climate Wine Show – Best Wine of Show 2023.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13%

Other Reviews…..
There's a wild strawberry sheen to the red cherry and raspberry notes that lie below. Cut with notes of exotic spice, apple skin, pomegranate, char siu, cinnamon oak spice, shiitake and blossom. So nicely composed. Just a touch of sour cherry, fern grove and game on the palate, pure and endearing berry fruits, pillowy tannins and lacy acidity, finishing with amaro-flecked red and dark fruits and game. Drink by 2035.
95 points
Dave Brookes – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

This is gorgeously styled and expressed on the nose with dark cherry, tapenade, spicy oak and rich floral aromas. The palate is equally satisfying with excellent focus and drive, wonderfully complemented by refined texture and beautifully infused tannins. At its best: now to 2030.
95 points
Sam Kim – Wine Orbit