Bellarine Estate Phil’s Fetish Pinot Noir 2006 Friday, May 11 2007
Tasting Notes and Australia and Bellarine and Variety and Red and pinot noir
I am always a bit suspicious of wines that claim to be Burgundian in style, but this one wasn’t too far off the mark. On the nose, dark red cherries, with spice and some earthy caramel; perhaps a bit of confection too. The palate showed ripe clean fruits, but not too ripe, with some caramel, but not overly so. All this is underpinned by some lovely acid. Nicely textured. No minerals unfortunately (which I quite like in a Pinot), and with time the earth receded and some spicy oak appeared. Not a sweet finish, drying, with some grippy but feminine tannins. Very young, showing promise - leave a couple of years to settle.
Rated : 91 Points
Tasted : May07
Alcohol : 13.8%
Price : $26.50
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2009 - 2012+
Source : Winery Sample
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3 Responses to “Bellarine Estate Phil’s Fetish Pinot Noir 2006”
May 13th, 2007 at 7:31 pm
Are you suspicious of Burgundian wines that claim to be Burgundian in style, or just the potential, ahem, impostors?
:-)
May 13th, 2007 at 8:12 pm
One should always treat potential imposters with suspicion, whether they be New World or Old World…
May 14th, 2007 at 12:33 am
Isn’t the point of Burgundy the enormous diversity? I would therefore interpret Burgundy as a variety of styles.