Elk Cove 2021 Single Site Pinots Free VIP tasting - Only Three dozen each for Australia -  VINTAGE 2021 was an outstanding year at Elk Cove. ADAM CAMPBELL Yeah...I like Elk Cove. I like the cut of their jib. These are examples of Oregon fermented grape juice that exude precision, freshness, intensity and for want of a better word, sheer drinkability. These are the kind of wines that I sample professionally but leave thinking how much I would just like to abscond with them and share them with friends. Winemaker Adam Campbell is a dab hand at not just Pinot Noir but also white varieties… His Pinot Noirs were extremely consistent across the entire range, a winemaker who frankly did not seem to let the ball slip once throughout the season. This was certainly one of my most impressive tastings during my visit: a combination of old vine stock and careful winemaking by a skillful winemaker. NEAL MARTIN Adam Campbells Pinot's are sophisticated and gorgeously fruited wines that marry a certain exuberance with beautifully measured structural elements. Wines that are destined for the cellar where, with time, they can blossom and unveil everything buried within. As part of our first shipment we were allocated a miniscule allotment of five Single Site Pinots from the brilliant 2021 vintage. Considering the tiny amount of each received, only around three dozen for retail, we have opted to run a small tutored tasting of the five wines.

There are only 6 seats available and we suspect they will fill quickly

12.30pm - 1,30pm SATURDAY 18th

This will be a fairly informal gig. Sit down, taste a bracket of extremely exciting new wines. A chat about the producer, the season, the region, the wines. Those attending the tasting will have the first access to these wines. Wines Elk Cove Clay Court  Pinot Noir 2021 Both more spicy and more earthy than the previous siblings. A roasted beet type thing melds with the sweet baking spices, slightly mulchy/forest aromas, and brighter red fruits. More reticent at first. It's a subtle wine of many fine and nuanced details. In the middle of the impressive line-up you may, at first, overlook this, which would be a terrible shame as there is so much waiting in store here. A fairly obvious mineral twang adds freshness and another complexing agent on the finish. It's long and really fans out as it runs the length of the palate, becoming a little more lush and a degree more opulent throughout, hinting at the joy buried within. Beautiful wine. ROSCOE Elk Cove Five Mountain  Pinot Noir 2021 As Gab said "five mountains = five spice". Like the Goodrich the spices here are evident and add savoury detail to the otherwise super fresh and vibrant profile of this wonderfully engaging wine. There is more than ample volume here and the phenolics really kick in to gear, drawing it back in on itself after the initial rush of cool fruit. Perfectly managed tannins and loads of power that is underscored by fresh edged but not insubstantial fruit. The overall impression is of a rather imposing young wine that will require a little more time than some of its siblings to really pop, but the potential for a great drink is all there. ROSCOE Elk Cove Goodrich Pinot Noir 2021 Subtle spice and wood is evident but in no means detracts from the rather enticing aromatics. Smoky, incense and deeply pitched, upfront fruit but overall the style is mid weight and fragrant with a bitter cherry clip that carries the fruit along a fine and detailed palate. Long and precise wine with ample grip and muscle, those bunchy elements help to contour and shape things while little bursts of minerality pique the interest. I don't know, think Pommard with a little more sensuality. ROSCOE Elk Cove La Boheme Pinot Noir 2021 More slick and supple here with a really fine, filigreed phenolic profile that holds the wine steady as the more generous and plush, dark berry like characters push through. It's gloriously fruited and feels really pure of expression, the wood melting in to the sumptuous palate. I think this will age gracefully on the back of the overall sense of harmony. Seamless and silken. ROSCOE Elk Cove Mt Richmond  Pinot Noir 2021 Almost a cherry cola, in a good way, note to the otherwise fruitful and perfumed nose. Here the wine fills the mouth with tonnes of personality and intensity. In saying that, it isn't of the same magnitude of the Five Mountains but it is no less impressive for the slick and seductive delivery. There is plenty of structure and tannic heft but it is subsumed by the lip smacking, sweet, sultry fruit. I would expect this to really evolve beautifully over time but also have the most open drinking window as well. Glorious stuff. ROSCOE