Coulter Wines C3 Pinot Noir 2023

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  • $34
  • Drink by: 2024-2030

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From a collection of grapes from three sub-regions in the Adelaide Hills – Balhannah, Hahndorf and Carey Gully – there are just 6,000 bottles of this delightful Pinot. There is some evidence here of whole bunch use, but more than that, it shows just how good Pinot from this region can be. A red cherry hue, there are raspberries, warm earth, strawberries, undergrowth, cherries and floral notes with a soft and silky texture. The wine shows impeccable line and length. An utterly delicious Hills Pinot with fine acidity and very good length. Enjoy this over the next five to six years, but worth squirrelling a few bottles away for even longer, just to see what they might do… it could be a bit exciting.

Ken Gargett
Contributor at Winepilot

Ken was born and bred in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a non-trendy, perfectly happy childhood, in a family convinced alcohol meant instant condemnation to Hades. But a break fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, and some good wine, started a serious obsession that eventually took over. It did not stop Ken being chastised later for drinking Pol champagne, disgusted he’d drink anything made by a Cambodian dictator. Now, Ken mostly writes on wine, champagne and spirits for various newspapers, magazines and books, but is perhaps best known for his work in The Courier Mail. He also has a little sideline writing on cigars, fishing, travel and food. When not writing, fly-fishing for trout in NZ or bonefish on the flats of Cuba, travelling or smoking cigars, he is no doubt following a variety of sporting teams – the occasionally glorious Queensland Reds rugby, the dysfunctional Washington Redskins, the dodgy Arsenal and especially revels in the world restored to its proper axis with the return of the Ashes to their rightful home.

Wine writer and critic
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Ken Gargett
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Variety: Red Wine, Pinot Noir
Categories: Drinks, Australian Wines