Pooley Pinot Noir Cooinda Vale

Pooley Cooinda Vale Pinot Noir Vertical (Dench Cafe) : Ripe, clean, spice pinot, violets. Firm tannin, lovely wine. A trace short. Again, tea leaf characters on the palate. Second tasting very similar. Beautiful aromas. Drink now - 2025.

This is why I got into Aussie Pinot noir all those years ago. Solid wine, more importantly drinkable and enjoyable no thinking style wine. With friends. Lovely sweet cherries bouncing out of glass ( PnP). Cherries , touch of tartness in the mouth with dusty tannins through the back giving it some structure. Savouriness over fruit. The way I like it. Touch of alcohol heat is minor quibble. But nonetheless a good fri night med bodied wine. I’d start drinking …

4 Tasmania Wineries Jan-16; 1/2/2016-1/5/2016 (Coal Valley, Tasmania) : {screwcap, A$50} This was just plain Pooley pinot in the old (pre-2012) days, but as the range has expanded (especially to a Tasmania-wide ‘Pooley Pinot’) it’s been more specifically tied to its original source, being the original 1985 estate plantings at Campania. It has a tart and cherry nose, with smoke, peat and earth. It’s just light/medium-bodied, with elements of jam, spice and pepper on the palate. It has an even …

Gourmet Traveller Wine Single Site Pinot Noir Tasting (8 Danks street, Sydney) : Muted berry fruit, slight coffee and burnt elements. In the mouth the wine is juicy, but slightly stalky, red fruit then hefty grip dries things out. Nah.