Whisson Lake Monopole Pinot Noir 2024
- 95
- $180
- Drink by: 2026-2036+
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10% whole bunch, 15% new oak. There’s some brooding depth to the perfume from the outset that draws you into the glass. Raspberry compote, turmeric, dark cherry and a glimmer of rhubarb lead to tilled earth, a whisper of paperbark, delicate short bread and dewy forest notes. There’s great concentration to the palate while also cool in feel – power and finesse. Dark cherry, raspberry, forest floor, turmeric, a cooling mineral feel. The tannins are firm-but-fine and beautifully integrated, weaving through the fruit and bringing expanse through a long finish with lovely waves of rolling acidity helping fan it out. This is such an impressive Pinot Noir that’s drinking brilliantly now but has the structure and balance to age nicely in the cellar for ten years plus.
Tom Kline is a wine writer, reviewer, presenter, and educator based in Victoria, Australia. He is the Australian correspondent for the internationally respected publications Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy and Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux, where he highlights the top tier of Australian wine for a global audience. Tom also writes for leading outlets including Decanter (UK), Wine Spectator (US), and Halliday Magazine, among others. An experienced wine show judge and WSET educator, he has authored several consumer-focused wine courses aimed at making wine more accessible and engaging. In 2023, Tom was awarded Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column at the prestigious Wine Communicator Awards, presented by Wine Communicators of Australia.
