Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2022 | — 2 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.2

Brief notes. Another excellent example of Pinot Noir from the Applejack vineyard. Red fruited with strawberry and cherry. Definitely more fruit driven than the Wombat Creek which has more whole bunch in the ferment. The differences are more in wine making technique than in terroir I feel. Sexton possibly a bit of each. Had my last bottle on 6th September 2024. Applejack is definitely my favourite Giant Steps cuvee for Pinot Noir. The perfect balance of fruit, Sous Bois, acid and tannin. The 2023 just awarded Halliday’s Pinot Noir of the year for 2024. — 8 months ago

B Natasha Woo Ding

9.0

Soft and juicy. Actually goes really well with seafood, especially shellfish. — 3 years ago

Sam Wood

9.0

Delightful co-ferment skin contact. See what happens when you don’t have VA… — 5 months ago

Jamie Lauder

9.1

2020 vintage.
Syrah with 5 % Viognier, for a co-ferment. All hand harvested and sorted.
A small portion of fruit was dried for a month before undergoing fermentation.
100 % French Oak with 12% new. Aged for 20 months.
Done in a Northern Rhone style.
Violets, blueberries and game meats with white pepper and a velvety, silky finish.
— a year ago

romo

9.2

Hello, Cote Rotie. 8% co-ferment. Def not Norhone, but as good as it gets for WA. — a year ago

Johnno Harris

9.6

Awesome! Is this the best Foudre Ferment Rizza from Best’s to date? I think so. Impeccable balance and tremendous flavour intensity. — 3 years ago

Lara

9.8

Pais-Carinena 2020 — 5 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.3

See previous Delectable notes from 2021 and 2022. Always a class act from Tom Carson and in the top echelon of Pinots from Mornington Peninsula. A beautiful red fruited perfume with stewed fruits. A percentage of whole bunch in the ferment. Richness on the palate with depth. A well made wine from a good vintage. Lucky I have one left. Had the last one on 6/12/24. Not showing as well as previous tastings but still pretty good. Rich red fruits. I notice this won the Stodart Trophy at the Royal Queensland Wine Show for best Young Red of Show. — 9 months ago

Al Doyle

9.0

Need to drink more SA stuff, this was really good. — 3 years ago