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Bass Phillip Premium Pinot Noir 2021

PRICE PER BOTTLE
$300.00
PRICE PER SIX
$1,710.00
$1,800.00
Quantity
AvailabilityIn stock
Volume750ml
Vintages2021
VarietiesPinot Noir
Region/CountryAustralia, Victoria, Gippsland
Rating96 points
Description

The wines of Bass Phillip are endowed with vibrant fruit and considerable delicacy, and evolve and develop dramatically with aeration in a swirling glass or decent decanting. They are never excessive in tannins or alcohol in their youth, and with age, they blossom gracefully to develop an intensity of flavour in the finish framed by strong minerality and natural acidity. Countless tales vouch for how Bass Phillip Pinot Noirs improve in the cellar, sometimes for well over twenty years.

The story of Bass Phillip starts back in the early 1970’s when the first vineyard site, located 15 kilometres south of Leongatha, was selected to plant vines based on climatic and topographical observations which when combined with South Gippsland’s moderating influences of the mountains to the north and ocean to the south, produces the perfect conditions for long, slow ripening of grapes.

If drunk young we recommend decanting for an hour or so.

Ratings
Score96 points
ReviewerJane Faulkner
Review
My, my, what a wine with its depth and structure as much as its beauty and ethereal qualities. While there are the usual dark cherries and heady aromas of baking spices, there’s very much a savoury edge to this. Fuller bodied with an abundance of richness and stately raw-silk tannins. This is complex, superbly balanced and built to last a long time. But gee, it's compelling now.
Specifications
ClosureCork
Serving temp16-18 °C
Alcohol14%
Cellar Untilundefined+
Food Pairing

Duck breast or roast lamb

Tasting Profile
nose

Glace cherries and savory, dusty notes greet the nose initially but also showing hints of vanilla and spice; refined and poised at this stage but rest assured complexity will crescendo with time.

palate

The palate is svelte and satiny, lovely balance, resolved and complete with lovely length that will only get better with age.