Riposte The Sabre Pinot Noir 2025
- 93
- $42
- Drink by: 2026-2035
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A little savoury, a little earthy, smooth and bright all the way with a LOT of lovely freshness on board. That freshness of just picked red cherries, strawberries, cranberries and wild herbs that lights up the aroma stays long with you. What follows is a highly drinkable Pinot to enjoy right now, but also with potential for further ageing; the fine tannin structure in place allows for both. The palate is texturally supple, the perfect foil for the ripe fruits, spice, earthy leafiness and herbs with just a touch of rose petal aromatics that brings added life and lift. Super bright finish and with a clean, sour cherry astringent finale.
Jeni Port is one of Australia’s top wine communicators. Based in Melbourne, Jeni created the first wine column in the (then) Sun News-Pictorial before moving over to The Age and becoming that paper’s longest-serving wine writer. Over the years she has written for most Australian wine magazines and these days calls WinePilot home. She is also a Tasting Panel member on the Halliday Wine Companion. She was named Wine Communicator of the Year and Legend of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2014 and in 2018 Legend of the Vine. She is a founding board member of Australian Women In Wine and is the co-deputy chair of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards.
