Hirsch Hill Reserve Pinot Noir 2024
- 95
- $50
- Drink by: 2026-2038
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Pale crimson and garnet colours tend to mask the fact that this is a mighty powerful Pinot Noir from the Yarra Valley. It’s sourced from 30-year-old MV6 clone vines, and after picking was partially cold macerated with skin contact before partial whole bunch inclusion and a further 2 weeks on skins. Only 20% new oak was used, yet it plays an important role in elevating the aromas and driving the palate. Subtle savoury mushroom-like characters merge with primary raspberry nuances. The palate is still tightly held with firm, sinewy tannins and a little oak. The fine acid lines give focus. A wine of great poise.
Ray Jordan has been writing about wine for more than 40 years. His first articles were published in the early issues of national wine magazine Winestate in the late 1970s when he worked in Sydney as a newspaper correspondent. From 1989 Ray wrote more than 3000 columns as a regular newspaper wine columnist. He currently writes a regular column for the special business publication Business News and is one of the main contributors to national wine platform Wine Pilot. In 2017 Ray co-authored The Way it Was – A History of The Early Days of the Margaret River Wine Industry and previously wrote Wine in the Blood: Australia’s Family Wine Estates, published in Mandarin and English. In 2011 Ray was awarded WA Wine Press Club Jack Mann Memorial Medal for his contribution to the WA wine industry. His love of wine is as strong as his love of the blues and tasting the thousands of wines that cross his bench each year allows him to indulge in both.
