Quartier Pinot Noir 2022
- 92
- $32
- Drink by: 2023-2030
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Mornington Peninsula Pinot is ever so slowly earning its rightful place in the pantheon of great Pinot regions around the globe, long overdue. This example is from Estate vineyards in Tuerong, Balnarring and Red Hill sub-regions on the Peninsula. Fermentation was in open vats with wild yeasts for 16 to 18 days, then ten months in French oak of varying sizes – barrels, puncheons and large format foudre – of which 12% were new. A lovely pale crimson colour, we have red fruit aromas, rose petals, spices, dried herbs and some sweet milk chocolate notes. A seamless style, there is also a savouriness to it with some smoked meat notes emerging over very fine tannins and bright acidity with decent length. In a few years, this should rate an even higher score.
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.
