Best valued Pinots currently on the market?

crackers · Post by **crackers** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 10:10 am

I am trying to stock up my cellar on some more pinot, so looking for your opinions on the best valued pinot currently in the market. I snapped up a couple of William Crossing 2006 as right to my style and will get better with a few years in bottle. Any others around that $20 to $30 mark :?:

Wayno · Post by **Wayno** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 10:46 am

Ashton Hills, Hoddles Creek.

Agree on the Williams Crossing 06, a very good wine.

monghead · Post by **monghead** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:37 am

May I suggest:

- Bay of Fires
- Epis
- Kooyong

Cheers

Alex F · Post by **Alex F** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:49 am

monghead wrote:May I suggest:

- Bay of Fires
- Epis
- Kooyong

Cheers

I loved the Massale.

seddo · Post by **seddo** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 12:41 pm

I quite enjoy the Coldstream Hill and the Yering station

cheers
Seddo

dave vino · Post by **dave vino** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:05 pm

I like De Bertoli Windy Peak PN and even the Gulf Station PN for that matter.

Dave Dewhurst · Post by **Dave Dewhurst** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:12 pm

Specifically I found the 07 Paringa Peninsula Pinot very good indeed at a recent winery visit. I've been less impressed with other vintages but this hit the spot. Ashton Hills I have liked generally although I appear to be one of the wierdos that Hoddles doesn't work for!

Cheers

Dave

drlev · Post by **drlev** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 2:21 am

Nautilus 2007 pinot from Nicks around $34.99 was excellent - I just had to go back for a second 6-pack. They rate it at 98 points.....

DerekJ · Post by **DerekJ** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 2:44 am

Cant remember the prices, but many North Tassies. Brook Eden is outstanding. Another vote for Bay of Fires. Stony Rise is excellent.

cuttlefish · Post by **cuttlefish** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:37 am

Spring Vale have a new "Melrose" vineyard Pinot Noir/Pinot Meunier blend which is great value, and a very interesting wine. I think they sell it for about $20 ?

Jules · Post by **Jules** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:41 am

I'd have to agree on the Massale and the Bay of Fires, pretty much anything from the Tamar Valley 2007 should be good. I bought some Josef Chromy Pepik 2007 at $15 which is a steal but VC's have now run out in Perth.

Just a note on cellaring, it seems that some pinot goes dormant after a few years, but reappears as a gorgeous wine down the track. I have had some 15 and 20 year old pinots from Australia which have been superb, in fact they tasted really fresh. However I have had some 6 year old pinot that while nothing was wrong structurally they were very restrained.

Might be the individual wines but a bottle shop proprietor and local wine identity, who has a shop full of back vintage wine, said this to me recently, and it struck a chord given some of the experiences I've had.

crackers · Post by **crackers** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:47 pm

Thanks for the response. I haven't thought too much about the Tas stuff as I have found in the past that they are a bit heavier with darker fruits, more masculine where as I normally go for more feminine (bit like my girls, as you would hope!) interesting about the flat spot with the cellaring, it makes sense with some of the 4 to 5 year old Pinot I have had in my time. I guess that's what makes Pinot so difficult to work out but so amazing when you get a good one that is drinking at its peak year. I will definatly try the Bay of fire and try to hunt down the Spring Vale Melrose.