Petaluma White Label Pinot Noir Central Otago 2023
- 91
- $29
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Ripe black cherry, black plum, blueberry, tar, nutmeg and curry leaf reduction straight off. The fruit notes fill out and sweeten things up with oxygen, allowing some integration. It’s a darkly profiled wine aromatically, with a broody and slightly meaty sensibility. The palate follows suit, packed with blood plum, blueberry, and dark cherry sitting within a mouth perfume led by curry leaf and nutmeg again. Some firm, silty tannins provide nice frame and shape. This is juicy for sure, and somewhat brooding, but there’s lovely spice to add interest and a good amount of length thanks to firm tannins and persistent acidity. Best to decant at this early stage of its life.
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.
