Nose: Radiant and powerful yet elegant. This is the epitome of a Pinot Noir grown in superlative sites which fuses stong, appetising characters with incredible elegance. It offers suggestions of yellow fruits, almond tart and almond paste tweaked with some delicate touches of orange blossom.
Palate: The palate is precise and reminiscent of a basket of fruit towards the end of summer, where the fruit is ripe but not overwhelmingly so (apricots, Mirabelle plums, fresh quince, Williams pears) and lightly toasted brioche bread and slivered almonds offer delicious flavours. The palate is clean yet fleshy, it is chewy and powerful but nicely plump and the finish is long and flavourful.Attractively light, fresh looking colour; the bouquet marks it as pinot noir, wth mushroom, smoky dried strawberry and quince aromas. A fuller, richer, broader palate than the same maker's blancs de blancs wines, a rounder shape, perhaps not as persistent but very good finesse for a pure pinot noir. (Dosage 6.5 g/l; 2, 837 bottles produced)
95 pts - Andrew Graham (Oz Wine Review)This wine won in 2018, but not without controversy. A Blanc de Noir for a Chardonnay-grower founded house? A grand wine. No red fruit like some BdN, but it does have a phenolic hum to this. A big mouthful – it’s a bit firm and a big mouthful and great driving acidity. It’s a muscular Champagne – less pretty and delicate and more brooding. It’s a toss-up between this wine and the BdB above for the winner of the bracket – I’d go with this, I think.
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