Rowlee Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022
- 94
- $50
- Drink by: 2024-2032
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In the glass this is a very pale ruby – just as you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, don’t judge a Pinot by its colour. This wine may be pale but isn’t lacking in concentration of aroma nor flavour. It smells like rose petals, plump redcurrants, and a strawberry patch after a summer storm. A hint of that earthiness continues with a whisper of fresh beetroot, alongside spicy cardamom and nutmeg. This is a lighter bodied style; but arrives on the palate packed with raspberries, cranberries and ferrous ironstone minerality. At 12.7% alcohol it delivers this concentration with a delicacy and finesse. Bright and youthful, the fine tannins and juicy plum acidity offer enough structure to promise interesting evolution in the cellar.
Nicole loves wine. So much so that she gave up a successful career in Pharmacy, perfected her spitting technique, and moved from sunny Queensland to the wine-drenched laneways of Melbourne. Stints in hospitality, wineries, retail, sales and marketing filled the next few years while Nicole built her knowledge and searched for the right path. She completed the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Diploma in 2016 and became a certified WSET Educator the following year. She now juggles a number of roles including teaching people about wine, curating wines lists for restaurants and bars, judging in Australian wine shows and, of course, writing. In 2016 she won the Negociants Working With Wine writing award and has since contributed to Gourmet Traveller WINE, Halliday Wine Companion Magazine and Nourish Magazine.
