Xavier Wine Avon Pinot Noir 2024
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- $72
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The Avon Pinot Noir comes from a single hectare of MV6, planted in 1987 at the Avon Vineyard in Maffra, Gippsland. There’s lovely aromatic restraint here – ground nutmeg, ferruginous iodine, cassia bark, and black tea leaf hover above dark cherry, forest floor, and gentle kirsch. With air, a whisper of woody dried herbs and bitter amaro notes emerge, adding intrigue and complexity. The palate is gorgeous – svelte and supple, yet intense and finely detailed, full of textural charm and savoury appeal. Dark cherry, woody spice, blood orange, forest floor, and cassia echo the nose, while firm, grainy tannins provide structure. A piercing line of spearmint-laced acidity drives through the wine’s core, delivering lift, glide, and impressive poise through a long, refined finish. Eminently classy. A fine release.
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.
