Fulcrum

Single Vineyard Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2016

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  Vintage 2016
  96 points

Made by Australian Pinot Noir royalty Bill Downie, this is a powerful and muscular Pinot Noir that manages to wears its pinotsity on its sleeve. It's rich, sumptuous and plush on the palate, with classic roasted root vegetable characters seen in the best examples from Burgundy. An alluring cloudiness confirms minimal filtration, ensuring maximum character and texture. Will age superbly over the next few years (plus) but is just lovely now.

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  Vintage 2016
  91 points

It’s a well measured pinot noir. There’s enough grunt, enough spice, enough texture and enough complexity, a general tanginess helping it all along and some lipstick/musk notes adding a prettiness. All bases covered, and ably so. There’s a decent bite of tannin too, in a good way, while a gamey/undergrowthy aspect develops with air. It’s good drinking.