Howard Park Flint Rock Pinot Noir 2025
- 94
- $33
- Drink by: 2026-2033
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Sourcing a wine from multiple sub-regions may sound like tech jargon, but in the Great Southern, Australia’s largest wine region by land mass- it matters. This Pinot Noir draws fruit from Porongurup and Mount Barker, two sub-regions with very different personalities. The result? A playful and joyous wine. The fruit is bright, with red frogs, raspberry, rhubarb and orange skin; characteristics I often associate with a whole bunch, of which this wine contains 15%. In the mouth, the tannins are chewy, chalky and abundant, framing the concentrated fruit. The acid isn’t shy either. More red berries, warm terracotta and baking spices. Just like most of the Howard Park wines, this over-delivers for the price. It has power, integrity and will bring joy to the drinker.
A hopeless romantic for wine and food, Cyndal is nearing 15 years in hospitality while still (just) under 30. A Chef-turned-Sommelier and award-winning wine professional, Cyndal recently left a Group Sommelier role where she curated seven wine lists across multiple venues and led the wine team to Gourmet Traveller Wine Bar of the Year—just months after opening. Now freelance, Cyndal is a wine consultant, event host, wine judge, and wine writer. Passionate about sharing wine’s story with the world, she brings a fresh voice and creative solutions to the industry. After studying and traveling through most of her 20s, she’s now based in WA’s southwest, proudly embracing her role as a WA coastal cowgirl.
