Bass Phillip Pinot Noir Reserve 2018
Red
Gippsland, Australia
9.4
WineSaint
Red fruit intensity meets earthy smoke and star anise, the palate taut with mineral-edged cherry and blood orange. Fine-grained tannins frame the lithe structure beautifully. Needs air to show its full hand - then the floral notes emerge, the spice deepens. Built for the long haul.
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Label
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.