Heirloom Alcazar Pinot Noir 2021

  • 92
  • $80
  • Drink by: 2022-2027

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Sourced from one of this country’s prime Pinot Noir regions, the Adelaide Hills, from the producer’s top vineyard in the region, the grapes are hand sorted, bunch by bunch, followed by natural fermentation with 50% whole bunches and then basket-pressed into French oak, 50% of which is new, for 9 months. The colour is an intriguing bruised plum/ochre. On the nose we have cherries, florals, spices, a hint of milk chocolate. There is a gentle note of brambles here as well, adding to the complexity, as well as notes of tobacco leaves. Appealingly soft tannins, this is a wine of medium length, balance and lovely finesse. The flavours are the ke and it will no doubt drink well for the next half decade.

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
Pilot
Ken Gargett
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Variety: Red Wine, Pinot Noir
Categories: Drinks, Australian Wines