dry and youthfully austere finale

has typified this estate ever since I began visiting it in the mid-1980s

the medium-bodied and concentrated flavors are even more powerful than those of the Bougros and Valmur

Fragrant with macerated cherry

Grapes were harvested on August 19

Holger Koch, Pinot Noir Reserve other_regions_australia dry and youthfully austere finaleThe 2018 Pinot Noir Reserve is remarkably fresh and spicy on the nose, with initially greenish notes intermixed with sour cherry and dark berry aromas that are even reminiscent of Cabernets. There is nice purity, precision and freshness, though. The wine is smooth and juicy on the palate, with fine, silky textured cherry and dark berry fruit that is intermixed with very fine tannins and toasty oak aromas on the finish. This is a tart, fresh and grippy