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Pooley Cooinda Vale Pinot Noir 2023 375ml
DOZEN: $594.00 or $49.50 each
Sourced from the outstanding Cooinda Vale vineyard in Campania, Coal River Valley; 15% whole bunch, 11 months' maturation in French oak, 30% new. Bright ruby with aromas of red cherry, redcurrant and red plum cut with hints of fine spice, amaro, crushed rock, leaf litter, char siu, game meats, distant truffle and earth. The Pooley wines are so beautifully composed and calm. There is a real sense of grace on the palate, its travel long, true and balanced, its drinkability and elegance undisputed. (96) DAVE BROOKES, Halliday Wine Companion
The Tasmanian winemakers are very good at popping cans of beer as ballast into boxes of samples. Joe Holyman sometimes with the Boags Red, Peter Dredge with the odd tin of Cascade, and in this box, Justin Bubb put in a couple of cans of Birra Moretti, bless him! It’s plus one point for all winemakers who do this. Only joking, if that were the case, then this would get 97 points, though I’m kind of tempted to go there.
This is just superb. It has perfume, ripe strawberry and cherry, shows a little creamy spicy oak at this early stage, though it’s good oak and it sits well within the wine. It’s plush, yet stony and fine, concentration of fruit is outstanding, and the mouth-feel is wonderful. It’s super long. It has some gently earthy character, and that fine ‘mineral’ acidity closing it out is so nice. This is an absolute banger. (93) GARY WALSH, The Wine Front