Tapanappa Definitus Pinot Noir 2022

The treasured north-western slope is in its 5th bottling. Destemmed berries in the cool season were fermented slowly with daily plunges and into one third new oak barriques for 8 months. The wine moves into its second skin of perfumed goji and persimmon, some red gum bark and rooibos leaves. Tannins and acidity interweave into what is an aching succulent wine, with sappy red fruit and some pink peppercorn spice. A wine that always makes me stop and rethink just how many Aussie Pinot Noirs I have consumed too early, here you are presented with a wine that has developed with wisdom and knowledge of itself. It’s settled and confident and would be ideal with pink lobes of roasted Quail flesh.