Dalrymple Single Site Mt. Lord Pinot Noir 2022
- 94
- $130
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Reticent to start with a dark, brooding and spicy profile. Spiced plum, olive tapenade, liquorice root, damp earth, cedar and subtle clove. Nutmeg and a gentle ferrous mineral note to follow. There’s complexity here, but it’s tightly wound and challenging you to draw it out. There’s some oak chew to the palate which is brooding and deep set much akin to the nose. Dark berries, plum, earth, and mocha are quickly wrapped up in firm powdery tannins and assertive acidity, drawing length to a cacao-laced finish. A wine of power, confidence and broodiness. The elements are there, but this wine needs time to integrate and settle before showing what it’s truly made of.
Tom Kline is a wine writer, reviewer, presenter, and educator based in Victoria, Australia. He is the Australian correspondent for the internationally respected publications Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy and Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux, where he highlights the top tier of Australian wine for a global audience. Tom also writes for leading outlets including Decanter (UK), Wine Spectator (US), and Halliday Magazine, among others. An experienced wine show judge and WSET educator, he has authored several consumer-focused wine courses aimed at making wine more accessible and engaging. In 2023, Tom was awarded Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column at the prestigious Wine Communicator Awards, presented by Wine Communicators of Australia.
