Jones Road Mornington Peninsula Pinot Meunier 2020
- 93
- $35
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Translucent pale ruby garnet colour. It’s charry and autumnal on first look with a lovely lifted feel. Scorched bark and autumn leaves are filled out by dark cherry, cranberry, sweet, tilled earth, forest floor and stemmy spice. It’s quite charming and alluring aromatically. The palate balances fruit and savoury nicely, with a nice burst of red cherry, cranberry, raspberry and red rose nestled within forest floor and earth before firm-but-fine powdery tannins frame it up to medium length. Some clean and bright acidity in tow. This has real Pinot Noir sensibility and has maintained a youthful energy at five years of age. It’s packed with charm and interest. A steal in this price point.
Tom Kline is a wine writer, reviewer, presenter, and educator based in Victoria, Australia. He is the Australian correspondent for the internationally respected publications Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy and Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux, where he highlights the top tier of Australian wine for a global audience. Tom also writes for leading outlets including Decanter (UK), Wine Spectator (US), and Halliday Magazine, among others. An experienced wine show judge and WSET educator, he has authored several consumer-focused wine courses aimed at making wine more accessible and engaging. In 2023, Tom was awarded Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column at the prestigious Wine Communicator Awards, presented by Wine Communicators of Australia.
