The Pinot Noir & Grenache Thread

qaz said:
[post=1662827]2016 Serrat now available[/post] - [post=1662829]also Single Sites Masterclass in Melbourne[/post] :)

The Ultimate Pinot Pack $239 Delivered ($39.83/bt) @ Different Drop (extra 10% off for new customers/subscribers):
- 2015 Onannon Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir
- 2015 Joshua Cooper Doug's Vineyard Pinot Noir
- 2016 Two Tonne Tasmania TMV Pinot Noir
- 2016 Dr. Edge Tasmania Pinot Noir
- 2015 The Wanderer Upper Yarra Pinot Noir
- 2014 Picardy Pinot Noir
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This forum is no good for my bank balance. First Serrat and Champagne and now this! Still available!
 
Take It To The Grave 2016 12pk $10.74/bt + delivery @ United Cellars using 75UCSAVE


qaz said:
2014 Pegasus Bay $54.28 @ JD Cellars - anyone try it at Pinot Palooza?
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Or 2016 Clyde Park Block D Pinot $51.84?

I skipped PP but was somewhat disappointed about missing the related Pinot Walkabout (and Pinot Swingers, hopefully they'll return next year) as well as the inaugural Pinot Noir Expo at Dan Murphy's Cellars (not to mention Clovis Taittinger) due to being overseas


Wine Fiend said:
Have just bought Champagne and Serrat at Wine Decoded, 1er Pinot from Hoddles Creek was mentioned by the guy I spoke to. Any one had any experience with it? It's this one from 2015 Hoddles Creek 1er Pinot Noir - Wine Decoded Thoughts anyone? Is $45 in a mixed box a good price?
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Hoddles's standard pinot is generally regarded as the best value around - the 1er is of course even better quality, with $45 a good price considering that it's now hard to find and the current vintage is 2016.


Wine Fiend said:
This forum is no good for my bank balance. First Serrat and Champagne and now this! Still available!
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This is $456.57 delivered after $50 off and 8.5% Cashrewards :)
 
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qaz said:
Take It To The Grave 2016 12pk $10.74/bt + delivery @ United Cellars using 75UCSAVE




Or 2016 Clyde Park Block D Pinot $51.84?

I skipped PP but was somewhat disappointed about missing the related Pinot Walkabout (and Pinot Swingers, hopefully they'll return next year) as well as the inaugural Pinot Noir Expo at Dan Murphy's Cellars (not to mention Clovis Taittinger) due to being overseas




Hoddles's standard pinot is generally regarded as the best value around - the 1er is of course even better quality, with $45 a good price considering that it's now hard to find and the current vintage is 2016.




This is $456.57 delivered after $50 off and 8.5% Cashrewards :)
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Stop it! Grabbed some Hoddles 1er from Wine Decoded. Thanks for your advice.. Mixed it with some Yabby Lake 2015 Pinot. If my wife sees this the cable will be pulled from the modem!
 
A must for Pinophiles!

SPRING RELEASE: Single Clone Pinot Noir


We are thrilled to announce the inaugural release of our 'Single Clone' Pinot Noir!


This project explores the fascinating differences and individual personalities of six different clones of pinot noir from our Yabby Lake site, bottled separately and offered as a collection of six.

This limited-release set of six is exclusive to our wine club and cellar door, with only a tiny parcel of each wine made. Read more about the stories behind these new wines HERE.


Each box-set comes with detailed notes from winemaker Tom Carson.

The wines are available for tasting at cellar door every weekend in November and December.


Free Freight for all orders over $250 (metro only)



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2016 Yabby Lake Single Clone Pinot Noir - Set of 6

Six individual wines, six different clones, all hand picked from our vineyard and handled separately in the winery.


1 x Bernard 114 Clone Pinot Noir

1 x Bernard 115 Clone Pinot Noir

1 x Abel Clone Pinot Noir

1 x G5V15 Clone Pinot Noir

1 x D4V2 Clone Pinot Noir

1 x MV6 Clone Pinot Noir


$300 for case of six

The perfect gift for pinot noir lovers


Contact us on 03 5974 3729 or [email protected]

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Open 7 days, 10am-5pm for lunch and tastings.
 
Recent related posts elsewhere: Dan Murphy's and Other Wine Deals, AFF Melbourne Wine Meet Ups

In case more stock ever becomes available agin after selling out within an hour, JD Cellar's NZ Ransom was Escarpment Kiwa 2010

Coldstream Hills Mixed Red Selection 6pk $185 ($30.83/bt) @ Cellardoor.co (possible $25 credit)
  • 2016 Coldstream Hills Pinot Noir
  • 2015 Coldstream Hills Deer Farm Vineyard Pinot Noir
  • 2015 Coldstream Hills The Esplanade Pinot Noir
  • 2015 Coldstream Hills Hazeldene Vineyard Pinot Noir
  • 2015 Coldstream Hills Merlot
  • 2014 Coldstream Hills Reserve Shiraz
A parade of pinot pleasures
Pinot pleasures aplenty
Grapevine: Touring party for pinot people
Wine: Peak pinot

qaz said:
Besides the pinot deals mention in my posts in the Dan's thread, Yes Said The Seal 2016 has recently won the inaugural Australian Pinot Noir Challenge - as it's $37 at Randall's with a one bottle limit, price-match at Cloudwine for more :)
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$39.95 @ myCellars (pm me for free delivery code)
 
Quaffing my last pinot tonight so looking…
It is a 15 Serrat, I was ambivalent about it's 5 predecessors, but this one is the goods…
I am bit suspicious of my taste buds with Pinot.. in the LAX lounge there was a fairly generic selection but one pinot was quite quaffable, so much so that several visits were required to the bottle……...
A discussion with a fellow lounger saw him converted too.
It was from Monterey and I decided to take a pic of the bottle , maybe it was available in 'Oz ???
It was Mark West Black… 3.8 on vivino...… I really do wonder about my taste buds...
 
Went to Le Pont this arvo and tried the Ashton Hills Pinot, for some reason none of them appeal to me at all just like the 2016 Tolpuddle disappoints. Don’t know if I could continue using price as a yard stock for benchmarking Pinot. Mike Press and Breamcreek Pinot are my new favs and those things are extremely well priced.
 
mini2 said:
Went to Le Pont this arvo and tried the Ashton Hills Pinot, for some reason none of them appeal to me at all just like the 2016 Tolpuddle disappoints. Don’t know if I could continue using price as a yard stock for benchmarking Pinot. Mike Press and Breamcreek Pinot are my new favs and those things are extremely well priced.
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Haven’t tried (or purchased) the ‘16 TP PN yet but 6 months since my last, I’m really enjoying a ‘13 tonight - it has transformed from a strawberries and cream PN, to a full on barnyard funk one. It’s nice to follow the journey it’s taking, just lucky I like the route :)
 
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My apologies for not posting many reviews recently. In my new life I don't find myself online frequently, except for the occasional spare minute at work, where I am unable to upload any images. But I thought this wine was worth the exception.

Ever so rarely a wine comes along that forces you to re-calibrate the scale against which other wines are considered. This is one of those wines. A nose so deep that it smells like a rich fortified Muscat. The colour so intense that the wine almost glows in the glass. A palate so concentrated, powerful and deep that it has you double-checking the label for variety. It’s like no other Pinot I have ever tasted. This is to Pinot, what the Grand Merlot is to Merlot. Dare I suggest this should be re-labeled a Grand Pinot?

Six weeks on skins, followed by 34 months in new french oak delivers a Pinot of very impressive proportion and length. The fruits are dark and powerful, with incredible complexity, including musk, orange-blossom, and sweet herbs. The tannins are ripe, but very firm and insistent. The balance near perfect. The wine really deserves15-20 years in the cellar, but is drinking beautifully right now.

Not cheap at $220 a bottle, but what an experience. Truly remarkable.

There are a few other very nice Pinot's I've discovered since moving down to Tassie. I'll try and post details of those as time permits.
 
mini2 said:
Went to Le Pont this arvo and tried the Ashton Hills Pinot, for some reason none of them appeal to me at all just like the 2016 Tolpuddle disappoints. Don’t know if I could continue using price as a yard stock for benchmarking Pinot. Mike Press and Breamcreek Pinot are my new favs and those things are extremely well priced.
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Sorry to hear - Ashton Hills Reserve is one of my original favourites, the 1997 being one of the first I tasted/bought (2015 $65.94 @ myCellars (JH98, HH96, MB94 - pm me for free delivery code)) - I'm yet to try my 2015 Tolpuddle

Haven't had Mike Press, but my initial bottle of 2012 Bream Creek didn't live up to the critics for me - hopefully the remaining ones are better

Delectable Blue said:
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I missed this at cellar door earlier in the year - Dan's has it (as well as the shiraz)
 

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