Jeni Port
Contributor at Le Dauphiné libéré
Writer at Halliday Wine Companion
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2 weeks ago |
winepilot.com | Jeni Port |Angus Hughson
92 $32 Drink by: 2025--2028 Nicely pitched ripeness here in pear fruits, pear skin, apple and citrus with a splash of spice. Fermentation took place in old French oak puncheons followed by five months on lees. The effect on flavour and texture is impressive. The palate is supple and fleshy, packed in ripe fruits with an intriguing hint of the tropical and well balanced by acidity. There’s a touch of sweetness with the creaminess, but overall it remains clean and super fresh to close.
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2 weeks ago |
winepilot.com | Jeni Port |Angus Hughson
95 $54 Drink by: 2025-2033 The producer lives up to its reputation as a quality Chardonnay maker with another cool climate lovely from a cool vintage. Youthful yellow with green tinges. The scent of stone fruits is quite intense with nectarine and white peach joined by melon and citrus with some added complex notes from almond meal, nougat.
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2 weeks ago |
winepilot.com | Jeni Port |Angus Hughson
92 $69 Drink by: 2025-2033 The Central block, planted on rare volcanic rock (called Hawaiite for those budding geologists out there), comprises Curly Flat’s oldest vines, planted 1992. Traditionally, the block supplies aromatics and “detailed” tannins to its Pinot. That’s a big tick on both with the ’23 where pressed flowers join dried herbs, red cherries and vanillin oak.
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2 weeks ago |
winepilot.com | Jeni Port |Angus Hughson
94 $69 Drink by: 2025-2033 The western blocks of Curly Flat have reduced exposure to the afternoon sun and are the coolest part of the entire vineyard. The combination of a cool region, cool site and cool vintage results in a pretty classy Pinot once it hits the glass. And it shows its coolness in aromas of rhubarb, cranberry, cherry and dried herbs with a touch of tomato leafiness.
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2 weeks ago |
winepilot.com | Jeni Port |Angus Hughson
91 $69 Drink by: 2025-2033 The stats on this wine say a lot about the seriousness with which the maker takes its Pinot Noir: sourced off seven blocks of grapes planted between 1992 and 2000 to four different clones for a total of 13 separate parcels of fruit. Weighs in at a modest 12.5% alcohol volume which is par for Curly Flat pinots with aromas of red cherry, red plum, cranberry with lifted and lively aromatic spices.
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