Hirsch Hill Reserve Pinot Noir 2024
- 94
- $50
- Drink by: 2025-2033
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The vines here are three decades old, the MV6 clone. Partial whole bunch fermentation is adopted here, with the wine aged in older French oak, plus 20% new. A pale crimson hue, the nose is a little edgy but rather alluring. Dominated by red fruit notes, there are some touches of undergrowth with raspberries, dried herbs, cherries, delicatessen meats, truffles and kirsch. Silky, elegant and focused, this is still very young, but it really is rather exciting. Immaculately balanced with bright acidity, sleek tannins and a lingering finish, this will provide pleasure over the next eight years. Love it.
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.
