Tolpuddle Pinot Noir Tasmania 2021 (750ML)

98 DE / 96+ WA / 95 WS / 95 JS / 17 JR

#94 James Suckling Top 100 Wines of Australia 2022

A longer, cooler vintage has allowed the sum of all the distinctive site components to marry in ideal balance. It’s all there - pretty aromatics; plush, rounded fruit flavours with some stalky grip adding play to the texture, and a cloak of minerality providing an intriguing counterpoint as fine tannins grip at the finish. It’s alluring, enticing you back to keep reading its complexity.—David Sly, Decanter

Riffing off the same playbook as the excellent 2020 Pinot Noir, this 2021 Pinot Noir is fine, floral, mineral, structured and if possible, a little more structured and perfect than the 2020. It captures a ductile flow of tannin that shapes the fruit, capturing a glistening display of perfectly ripe, restrained fruit. Together, it makes for a polished, scintillating wine. Exceptional. Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate

Offers a memorable, aromatic core of fleshy black cherry, hints of clove and notes of five-spice, with accents of wintergreen, black licorice and cigar box. Reveals black tea, toasted herb and Mexican chocolate accents that linger on the long, satiny finish. Drink now through 2035. From Australia.—M.W.--Wine Spectator

I love the transparent, floral nose of this beautifully crafted and extremely fresh Tasmanian pinot noir. Fantastic interplay of mineral acidity with fresh black cherry and ripe strawberry fruit on the super-elegant palate. Long, silky and citrusy finish. From the Coal River Valley sub-region of Tasmania. Drink or hold. Screw cap.—James Suckling

Tasted blind. Attractive stem and vegetal notes with bright red fruit and plenty of dark, almost bitter, cherry fruit. Fine tannin, crisp acid, finishing with a gentle floral note. Modern fruit, classic styling, and the whole-bunch stemminess is always in the background. (RH)--Richard Hemming MW, Jancis Robinson