The Ten Minutes by Tractor Chardonnays have perhaps slightly overshadowed the Pinot Noirs in the past. Not so this year. The McCutcheon Vineyard Pinot is a wine of immense structure, innate layered complexity, power and depth.
Aromas and flavours of raspberry, sour cherry and an intriguing note of blueberry. Sap, gum leaf and struck flint. A good deal of power for such an agile wine. The acidity is a touch nippy but the architecture is shared evenly with assertive, tightly knit tannin. Extremely complex spice to close. My guess is that this will be something truly special in five to ten years. 94+
Region: Mornington Peninsula
Alcohol: 13.5%
Closure: Screwcap
Price: $75
Tasted: January 2014
Retasting this tonight. Plus sign certainly warranted. Excellent Pinot.