Mumm Central Otago Pinot Noir 2021
- 92
- $80
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Here we have Mumm’s foray into the world of still wine. The fruit comes from the Lowburn sub-region of Central Otago. Matured for 16 months in French oak. Pops of sweet ripe dark cherry, raspberry, red plum and cranberry meld with earth, vanilla and mocha straight off in an open knit aromatic profile. Some liquorice root and dried cherry notes thereafter. The palate is sweet fruited, meaty, and fulsome, coating the mouth with ripe red plum, ripe raspberry, sarsaparilla, dark chocolate and earth before a good lick of chewy tannins frame the fruit to a finish of solid mocha-laced length. At 14.5% alcohol, we’re not in the delicate, ethereal realm. There’s some grunt here that calls out for food, and plum duck will do the trick.
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.
