2021 Dalrymple Vineyards Single Site Ouse Pinot Noir 750ml

REVIEWS & AWARDS: 95 HALLIDAY

A brooding aroma of black olive and licorice opens to a gorgeous lift of violets, cherry cola, plum skin and blackberries. The palate is initially subdued with a tight wound core of red fruits driven with a fine acid drive, but with time the texture grows with fleshy plums, confit cranberries, dark spices and an underlying earthy peat from the bunch inclusions and a tight savoury finish that lingers with a slate finesse.

A compelling and fascinating pinot

95 Points

Wow! This is a notably mineral and savoury wine, and an outlier from the more common, fruitier style of Tassie pinot. The Ouse vineyard has warm daytime temperatures and very cold nights throughout the growing season and it is perhaps this microclimatic variations that give deep flavours of black olive, dried herbs and an iron-rich, meaty taste sensation. There’s some delicate fruit in the form of elderberries and dried cherries and some spicy sarsaparilla. A compelling and fascinating pinot.

The West Australian, 02 Sep 2023