Mayfield Vineyard William Pinot Noir 2022
- 91
- $65
- Drink by: 2023-2029
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Fermentation was in two-tonne open fermenters and included a small component which had been destemmed. A parcel was fermented carbonically and a further component of whole bunches left for ten days. All of this contributes to the complexity here. Pale crimson in colour with notes of brambles, mushrooms, florals and game with a touch of cloves and hints of animal skins. There is bright acidity too contributing to the refreshing style. Red fruits, most notably raspberries, emerge on the palate with silky tannins found on the finish, which is of medium length. Would benefit from a year or two in the cellar and then being drunk over the following five to six years.
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.
