Bass Phillip Premium Pinot Noir 2019

Bass Phillip Premium Pinot Noir 2019"Phillip Jones handcrafted tiny quantities of superlative pinot noir which, at its best, had no equal in Australia." James Halliday "While not quite as concentrated or powerful as the Reserve, the premium Pinot Noirs have beautiful, black cherry, floral and gamey aromas, supple, velvety tannins, underlying smoky oak and great flavour length. The fruit is sourced from the low cropping four hectare north east facing vineyard at Leongatha. Philip Jones'

I was in Melbourne and thought Bill Chambers would be an interesting bloke to meet

this wine offers very attractive drinking now

He also imported stronger bottles from England to reduce the risk of the bottles exploding - a major issue at the time

"This contributes to the biodiversity of our vineyards

but now the top 5% of grapes are being used to develop their own label

sulfury overtones over subdued fruit aromas

but the cold

before being basket pressed and transferred to French oak barrels (up to 40% new in some cases) for ageing

"  James Suckling

harmonious and balanced bouquet of dark plums and cherries

but not expensive-to-produce

800 dozen bottles in total