Estate, Central & Western 6 Pack
2018 Estate Pinot Noir
“Dried rose perfume in with some fresh mint, deep raspberry flavour, a little almond and vanilla, plus some spice. It’s ripe, but not overly so, with cool acidity, a dusting of graphite tannin, and a long biscuity finish. It’s generous in style, but keeps itself trim. I’m particularly tickled by the quality of tannin here. Excellent.”
95 points Gary Walsh, The Winefront (30/3/20)
2018 Central Pinot Noir
“Deepish red/purple colour and a dusty, earthy and smoky oak aroma, slightly subdued in the fruit department, while the palate is full and rich, deep and chewy with ample tannin and savoury softness. The palate is stern and firm, slightly forbidding, not showing much pinot charm or ‘feminine’ aromatics, but hearty and structured, and promising more in future.” 96 points Huon Hooke (9/4/20)
2018 Western Pinot Noir
“Deepish red colour with a good purple tinge, the bouquet redolent of sweet, dark cherries, the fruit doing most of the talking – as opposed to obvious stalk character or other artifact. The wine is medium to full-bodied and well-structured with a firm tannin backbone and a semi-obscured core of charming sweet cherry. Very good intensity, persistence and strength. A serious pinot that will reward a little more time in a dark place.” 96 points Huon Hooke (9/4/20)
Each 2018 Vineyard six-pack contains two bottles of 2018 Curly Flat Estate Pinot Noir, 2018 CF Central Pinot Noir & 2018 CF Western Pinot Noir. Bottles are $53 each. We are currently limiting these 6 packs to one pack per customer as to share it amongst our customers.
Great article from Huon Hooke about these wines:
Curly Flat releases its best ever Pinot Noirs
Our words on the Curly Flat Central and Western Pinot Noirs
With the ideal growing conditions of the 2018 vintage, we were inspired to begin bottling separate snapshots to illustrate the compelling differences found within our vineyard. While these parcels are still part of our estate blend, as small standalone bottlings they help dig deeper into the facets behind Curly Flat Pinot Noir.
The two bottlings are called Central & Western; the names representing their vinous location within our estate.
The Central bottling represents the core structure of Curly Flat, while still aromatic is comprised of darker fruits & brooding savoury notes along with a more robust tannin structure. Also, the 2018 Central is comprised solely of our oldest vines planted in 1992.
The Western bottling describes the more fragrant and supple expressions from the coldest sites in our vineyard which ripen late to form powerful, yet distinctly elegant Pinot Noir.
Again these blocks are still represented in our Curly Flat estate wine, we think it’s fascinating to both grower and drinker alike to appreciate the singular complexities that go behind the making, or rather, the growing of Curly Flat Pinot Noir.
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