Best Pinot Noir of Show – 2023 Adelaide Hills Wine Show
Ned Goodwin, James Suckling, June 2023
A delicious Hills pinot, a new breed of unicorn. Rhubarb, fecund strawberry, orange pastille and red licorice notes are compressed into a gentle ball of tension by well placed oak and juicy, sappy freshness. A touch of dill hints at some whole bunches in the mix. The finish, crunchy, finessed and vibrant. Delicious drinking across the early to mid term. 93 Points.
Shanteh Wale, The Wine Pilot, May 2023
The 2022 release of S+S Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir delivers all the pretty, delicate pristine red wild strawberries it’s known for but with added proportions of blackcurrant, fresh oregano, pink peppercorn and pomegranate. There is spice and funk here, in a way that’s …well to be frank …a turn on. Like when you're on a great first date and are surprised to find out the person is bilingual! Tannins creep up slowly and though not taking the spotlight from the fruit, they continue to support and show it off to its full potential. This may be the most multidimensional Pinot Noir I’ve seen from this site and I’m locking in that second date now! Drink with wild mushroom risotto and a nonchalant but very deliberate curl of the hair. 94 Points.
Andrew Caillard MW, The Vintage Journal, April 2023
Light medium crimson. Attractive pure red and black cherry aromas with strawberry, herb, hint savoury notes. Lovely buoyant red fruited wine with ample strawberry, red cherry fruits, some herb hint sappy notes, very good mid palate viscosity and underlying vanilla notes. This is a shockingly good Pinot Noir that really delivers a punch. Its fruit driven, varietally expressive and primary in nature but it has lovely richness of flavour, whole bunch complexity and vinosity. Drink now – or keep for a while. 95 Points.
Huon Hooke, The Real Review, March 2023
Bright medium-deep red-purple, youthful colour; the bouquet is spicy and cherry-like, very clean and clear varietally with a hint of whole-bvunch, a really deliicous fruit-sweet wine. Medium-to full bodied in the pinot spectrum; tannins very present but balanced and supple. 95 Points.
Ned Goodwin MW, Halliday Wine Companion, February 2023
A delicious Hills pinot, a new breed of unicorn. Rhubarb, fecund strawberry, orange pastille and red liquorice notes are compressed into a gentle ball of tension by well placed oak and juicy, sappy freshness. A tingle of dill attests to some whole bunches in the mix. The finish, crunchy, finessed and vibrant. Delicious drinking across the early to mid term. 93 Points.
Best Pinot Noir of Show – 2023 Adelaide Hills Wine Show
Ned Goodwin, James Suckling, June 2023
A delicious Hills pinot, a new breed of unicorn. Rhubarb, fecund strawberry, orange pastille and red licorice notes are compressed into a gentle ball of tension by well placed oak and juicy, sappy freshness. A touch of dill hints at some whole bunches in the mix. The finish, crunchy, finessed and vibrant. Delicious drinking across the early to mid term. 93 Points.
Shanteh Wale, The Wine Pilot, May 2023
The 2022 release of S+S Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir delivers all the pretty, delicate pristine red wild strawberries it’s known for but with added proportions of blackcurrant, fresh oregano, pink peppercorn and pomegranate. There is spice and funk here, in a way that’s …well to be frank …a turn on. Like when you're on a great first date and are surprised to find out the person is bilingual! Tannins creep up slowly and though not taking the spotlight from the fruit, they continue to support and show it off to its full potential. This may be the most multidimensional Pinot Noir I’ve seen from this site and I’m locking in that second date now! Drink with wild mushroom risotto and a nonchalant but very deliberate curl of the hair. 94 Points.
Andrew Caillard MW, The Vintage Journal, April 2023
Light medium crimson. Attractive pure red and black cherry aromas with strawberry, herb, hint savoury notes. Lovely buoyant red fruited wine with ample strawberry, red cherry fruits, some herb hint sappy notes, very good mid palate viscosity and underlying vanilla notes. This is a shockingly good Pinot Noir that really delivers a punch. Its fruit driven, varietally expressive and primary in nature but it has lovely richness of flavour, whole bunch complexity and vinosity. Drink now – or keep for a while. 95 Points.
Huon Hooke, The Real Review, March 2023
Bright medium-deep red-purple, youthful colour; the bouquet is spicy and cherry-like, very clean and clear varietally with a hint of whole-bvunch, a really deliicous fruit-sweet wine. Medium-to full bodied in the pinot spectrum; tannins very present but balanced and supple. 95 Points.
Ned Goodwin MW, Halliday Wine Companion, February 2023
A delicious Hills pinot, a new breed of unicorn. Rhubarb, fecund strawberry, orange pastille and red liquorice notes are compressed into a gentle ball of tension by well placed oak and juicy, sappy freshness. A tingle of dill attests to some whole bunches in the mix. The finish, crunchy, finessed and vibrant. Delicious drinking across the early to mid term. 93 Points.
