Tamar Ridge

Cold-soaked, 5% whole bunch fermentation, and matured for 11 months in French oak. Some sage and bay leafy notes on the forefront rising to blood plums, morello cherries and bleeding pomegranate seeds. The palate is pure cherry pit with sweet paprika and dried fig. A mealy powder of tannins comes through. In fact it’s the finesse of tannins that stays with you for long after you’ve put the glass down that’s truly impressive. Drink now or will cellar for another 3-4 years. Ideal with pork and fennel sausage rolls or a German meal of pork and cabbage.

Tamar Ridge is one of Tasmania's biggest wineries (relative compared with some of Oz's mainland giants) yet it rarely skimps on quality. This Pinot is an excellent example, showcasing the density yet elegance of Tassie's north. It is a well of flavor: tangy red currant and blueberry fruit underpinned by earthy, savory notes like cured meat, five-spice powder and graphite. The elegance arrives on the medium-weight palate thanks to its rapier acidity. It feels porous, like it's running through granules of sand, but also focused: a dance between acidity and unique tannin structure. A distinctly Tassie wine to drink now until 2028.