William Downie Bullswamp Pinot Noir 2023
$110
From a single vineyard in Gippsland's Baw Baw shire that Bill farms himself. Planted in 1981 on old red volcanic soils.
A serious Pinot here! Where the Gippsland blend displayed juicier red fruit, this has a distinct darker core with a lovely savoury, ferrous edge - Bill attest's this to the soil. Aromatically beguiling with dark cherry and plum are interwoven with woody spices and forest floor. It has a touch more stuffing in the mouth, though certainly not overdone, with composed yet grippy tannin. Drinking fantastically now but will reward medium term cellaring too. Jeremy Muller, FWC.
Vintage
2023
Varietal
pinot noir
Region
gippsland,
australia