Gill Estate Gentle Giant Pinot Noir 2024
- 91
- $15
- Drink by: 2026-2029
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Russet in colour, with orange/brown rims, this is quite a juicy style of Pinot Noir with cherries, raspberries, hints of blackcurrants and dried herbs. Bright with some zesty acidity, this is wine of medium length and supple tannins, which remains fresh throughout. This is quite attractive drinking and does provide excellent buying. No reason one can’t enjoy this over the next three to five years.
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.
