Geelong Feature Week
Bannockburn Vineyards Serré Pinot Noir 2023, Geelong, AUD $110
This wine has 2 Merits in The Real Review Wine Classification of Australia. If you love pinot noir that combines a touch of wildness with all the desirable traits of the grape, this is your bag.
Medium-full ruby with a trace of purple and a smoky/charry burnt-timber note to the bouquet, which may reflect a touch of reduction, often a part of whole-bunch pinots. Ripe dark-cherry beneath. The wine is full and fruit-sweet in the mouth, with succulence and charm oozing from every pore. There is structure too—a decent backbone. Delicious wine. The touch of bunchy funk adds to its complexity. (Screwcap)
Score: 96 ★★★★★ – view original tasting note
Alcohol: 13%
Ageing: now to 2036
Food: pasta with wild boar ragu
Stockists: Bannockburn Vineyards; Prince Wine Store, Sydney, Melbourne and online; The Oak Barrel, Sydney and online (AU)
Ranked: #1 of 19 2023 Pinot Noir from Geelong
Awarded: Top Rank
Wine Classification: 2 Merits
This Article was originally published on The Real Review
