Hoddles Creek Estate Pinot Noir 2016
I’m literally drinking a 2003 Hoddles Creek pinot noir as I finish this note. Franco advises me that 2003 was a warmer year, but no reason it shouldn’t last as […]
Tag Archives: Pinot Noir
Casillero del Diablo Pinot Noir 2014
Made by Concha y Toro, South America’s largest wine producer. Concha means “shell,” while concho from Latin America means “dregs,”(as in the rest of a drink in a glass). Smart marketing. But enough […]
T’Gallant Cape Schanck Pinot Noir 2016
Part of my own wine collection from a selection that I bought as quaffers for when it gets late and there’s 40 people in your backyard and they’re threatening to […]
Mud House Pinot Noir 2014
Part of a handful of wines that my friend Curly Haslam-Coates, left me after teaching a WSET session. Going by the wines, pretty sure the theme was “certain wines from […]
Erath Pinot Noir 2014
One of a handful of wines left over from a friend’s WSET tasting. Erath are based in Dundee, Oregon, “with the Willamette River on one side and the wine world-famous Dundee Hills […]
Down The Lane Rosé Gris de Gris 2016
The label mentions this is “just like Gris de Gris,” so made in the style of rosé from Corbières rather than Provence, (but could be a confusing statement if you didn’t […]
Shingleback Haycutters Salmon Rosé 2016
Salmon pink in colour. Not made from salmons. Has picked up a swag of medals and awards, including trophy for Best Rose at the 2016 Sydney Royal Wine Show. Shingleback, Haycutters, […]
T’Gallant Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir NV
The third in a trio of new packaging for T’Gallant sparkling wines, along with the Prosecco and the Moscato. T’Gallant, Sparkling, Chardonnay Pinot Noir, Victoria, NV Opens with aromas of […]
Brokenwood Pinot Noir 2015
Not specifically sourced from the Indigo Vineyard, but still from the Victorian High Country of Beechworth. Brokenwood, Pinot Noir, Beechworth 2015 Early picked vintage. Light cerise, smells deliciously of those little […]
Wickhams Road Pinot Noir Gippsland 2016
The brother to the Wickhams Road Yarra Valley Pinot and sourced from Hoddles Creek own vineyard in Gippsland, about 3 hours east of Melbourne. Hoddles Creek Estate, Wickhams Road, Pinot Noir, Gippsland, 2016 […]
