Jean Loron Pinot Noir 2023
- 91
- $30
- Drink by: 2024-2030
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The sibling to the delicious Chardonnay we encountered earlier, this hails from vines planted on clay and limestone soils. Excellent value by any standard, it is great to see the wine under screwcap. There is hope for civilisation after all. Deep magenta hue here, the nose offers notes of violets, spices, dark cherries and florals. There are also hints of raspberries and a nod to a little undergrowth in a most attractive and lifted nose. The wine is finely balanced with sleek tannins and a lingering finish to enjoy this over the next five to six years. Something a bit different but still most definitely worth a look.
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.
