Pooley Wines - Pinot Noir - 2024

Fruit sourced from Butcher’s Hill, Cooinda Vale and select vineyards from the Tamar and Coal River Valleys. Earth, spice, blackberry and raspberry, ironstone. It’s medium-bodied, some dried herb and savoury things, a dusting of black pepper, a grainy graphite chew to tannin, a little zip and tang to acidity, though it’s settled and balanced. Some dried cherry, earthy and ‘mineral’ to close on a finish of excellent length. It’s a wine of presence and character. It’s either 93 or 94 points, though I’m leaning toward the latter. 94 Points Gary Walsh, The Wine Front