I was expecting much more from a wine in this price range. What I got was a thin, flavourless, sour version of a pinot without length, and an overwhelming bitterness which had me searching for the sink. Reminds me of those light $10 bottles which profess to be pinot but are just sour. light red wines. They really need to up their game to demand prices like this.

Tough vintage, but still managed to produce a decent wine. Good with light duck and pork dishes with light red wine sauces.

Andrew Pirie was in charge here until last year, when the business was sold to new owners. Andrew has made as much Tassie Pinot as anyone, so I had high hopes. The wine started badly with a hot nose not typical of Pinot Noir, and the colour is very much on the light side. The palate lean and mean with the acid holding sway over ungenerous fruit. There’s length but no depth to fill it in and most of all this wine lacks the soft, round, velvety characters we prize in good Pinot Noirs. And charm. And redeeming features, really.