Bass Phillip Pinot Noir Premium West Gippsland 1998
Red
Gippsland, Australia
6.5
WineSaint
Dark plum and graphite lead, with hazelnut and forest floor complexity emerging behind. The texture is all silk and polish, though mineral tension keeps it taut. Not a powerhouse - more a study in restraint and precision. Fine-grained tannins frame lingering smoke notes. Shows remarkable freshness for a '98, testament to West Gippsland's cool maritime influence and those low-yielding vines.
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Bass Phillip
→Bass Phillip is Gippsland's benchmark Pinot Noir producer, working a small, cool-climate site in South Gippsland to make some of Australia's most Burgundian-leaning reds and whites.