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Guide to Gippsland Feature Week
Bass Phillip Depuis 23 Pinot Noir 2023, Gippsland, AUD $495-$550
This is a new wine from Bass Phillip, an exploration of 100% whole-bunch fermentation. It possesses the depth of flavour and power that have made Bass Phillip an iconic pinot producer, but moving in a different style direction.
Deep-ish colour with a tinge of purple in the rim, the bouquet quite vegetal/stemmy, with floral, minty nuances, reflecting the substantial proportion of whole bunches in the ferment. An attractive perfume, albeit on the herbal side of the ledger. The wine is full bodied and loaded with drying tannins that coat the entire lining of the mouth. A high-impact wine of formidable structure and concentration. It will be fascinating to see how it develops with some age. (Cork)
Score: 96 ★★★★★ – view original tasting note
Alcohol: 13.5%
Drink: 2027 to 2035
Food: barbecue roasted duck
Stockists: Bass Phillip Wines (wine club members); Different Drop and The Envied Cellar online; Lamonts, Cottesloe and online – WA (AU)
Ranked: #23 of 216 2023 Pinot Noir from Victoria
Awarded:Â Top Rank