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2013 Wickhams Road Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir
I probably rated the Mornington Wickhams Road Pinot as the least of the 2012s but this model is more up my ally. More savoury nous. Smoky and twiggy on the backend given time. The fruit moves into the raspberry spectrum … Continue reading
2012 Ten Minutes by Tractor Judd Vineyard Pinot Noir
Each of these single vineyard wines offers such a different proposition. Maybe that alone explains a lot of our modern preoccupation with the concept of terroir. The Judd Vineyard yields a tannic wine of profound gravitas in 2012. Savoury, entwined, earthen and sappy. … Continue reading
2012 Ten Minutes by Tractor McCutcheon Vineyard Pinot Noir
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 … Continue reading
2012 Ten Minutes by Tractor McCutcheon Vineyard Chardonnay
More forward and extroverted than the Wallis. A compact Chardonnay, slightly rough around the edges at the moment but it becomes increasingly expansive and harmonious over time. Peach cobbler and pineapple with grapefruit and lime cut. Some savoury bready traits and … Continue reading
2012 Ten Minutes by Tractor Wallis Vineyard Chardonnay
The 2012 Ten Minutes by Tractor single vineyard wines won’t be released until May but I was fortunate enough to spend a good deal of time with them this week and found them exciting (as I generally do) so I’ll … Continue reading
2012 Montalto Estate Chardonnay
Also a single vineyard wine although only labelled as ‘Estate’. Red Hill subregion. More diffuse than the single vineyard labelled wines. An amalgam of melon, white peach and citrus. Each fruit flavour bleeds into the other in an indistinct manner. … Continue reading
2012 Montalto Hawkins Hill Vineyard Chardonnay
Sweeter, brasher and punchier than The Eleven Vineyard Chardonnay. Lees is still a player but it’s dialled back giving the wine great clarity and more of a sense of definition. White peach and melon, nectarine, honeysuckle and citrus. Has a … Continue reading
2012 Montalto The Eleven Vineyard Chardonnay
The 2012 Montalto Pinot Noirs imparted the firm impression that the winery and maker Simon Black were on the right path and these 2012 single vineyard Chardonnays back that up. Serve this in a Burgundy bowl to get the most … Continue reading
2012 Red Claw Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir
Tom Carson appears to seek substance with his Pinot Noirs and this is certainly a bold wine. The word ethereal isn’t going to be applied to it. Ripe, dense, dark berry/cherry fruits with black spice and a little glossy oak. … Continue reading
2011 Ten Minutes by Tractor McCutcheon Vineyard Chardonnay
Scores aren’t a science but there’s a degree of relief when you look at a wine eight months down the track and your impressions and rating haven’t changed that much. I don’t believe the wine has either. It’s precisely the … Continue reading