Bass Phillip, Pinot Noir Estate Vintage:2017 exceptionally silky and alive

exceptionally silky and alive

offering powerful citrus

intense and mineral-driven broad- shouldered flavors manage to display both good richness and delineation on the more overtly austere

The final decision on which wine will be released is made just a few months before bottling

Bass Phillip, Pinot Noir Estate Vintage:2017 exceptionally silky and aliveThe 2018 Estate Pinot Noir shows a slightly smoky, cured meat edge on the nose, no doubt from a substantial portion of new French oak, alongside hints of sous bois, cherries and beets. The fruit is sweeter and purer than in the Crown Prince bottling, more concentrated and medium bodied, with ripe, tea like tannins and bright acids on the lingering finish.