William Downie Gippsland Pinot Noir 2010

$80.00

The darker, more brooding and darker fruited wine of the trio. Also the shyest but not lesser because of it.

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Bill Downie has been on a wine making odyssey that has seen him work at tiny producers and large wine factories most notably in Australia and Burgundy. Since 2003 Bill and partner Rachel Needoba (a formidable cheese maker!)  have also been making Pinot Noir under his own name from the Yarra Valley and subsequently added Mornington Peninsula and Gippsland to the range complemented by a one off wine (or two). The first under the William Downie label was a Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2003. A wine I had the privilege of tasting on release and I still have a bottle in my cellar. A tasting earlier this year (2013) with industry friends had it more impressive and interesting then some quality Burgundies drunk at the same dinner. Bill and Rachel are based at their farm in West Gippsland.

This is a wine that shows the class of Gippsland Pinot. Darker, more brooding and darker fruits. Needed a bit more time in the glass to show its best but definitely had that hallmark Downie balance and texture (and drinkability). The newest to the trio it is certainly the shyest but that just rewards those who have the patience to get to know the wine.

Pinot Noir

This is the most elusive grape. It is relatively early ripening and extremely sensitive to terroir. Its perfect place on earth is the Cote d’Or in Burgundy. So haunting are great red Burgundy’s charms that growers everywhere try to emulate them. Pinot Noir is not just a one trick pony, it can make great reds, rosé, sparkling and even sweet wines, whites on occasion and I’ve tasted a decent fortified Pinot Noir too.

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Weight 1.3 kg
Dimensions 7 × 7 × 30 cm
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