Tapanappa Definitus Foggy Hill 2023
- 97
- $90
- Drink by: 2026-2044
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In a word, linear. In two or more words: fine, firm, purity of expression. The ’23 vintage was a cool one, it shows. Less florals than usual, more dried herbals to the fore; less black fruits more red, and then there is the striking composure and overall complexity. All is set for a big, bright future. A driving tannin framework and grip sets the scene, a place where cranberry, red cherry, pomegranate pearls and cherry cola meet, lifted in herbs, earth, leaf, spice and light florals. The palate is fine-edged, bright, lively and firmly in place, the medium for a delicious purity of Pinot Noir refinement and grace. A long future awaits.
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.
