Riversdale Estate Pinot Noir 2021
- 90
- $45
- Drink by: 2022-2026
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Herb garden meets summer fruit orchard. Not so much sweet and juicy as you often see in Aussie Pinots, but rather a more herbal and earth-based approach. The aromatic presence on the bouquet is strong in violet, thyme, Thai basil, rhubarb, red cherry, raspberry. Has a cool climate vibe about it, tight in sinewy tannins and acid bite towards the finish that is dry and focused. Packs a lot of flavour, too, from red and sour cherry to earth and dried herbs. Just a dip in the middle palate stops it going further score-wise, but there is nevertheless plenty to enjoy.
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.
