Ten Minutes By Tractor

Judd Pinot Noir

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  Vintage 2015
  96 points Halliday Wine Companion

Gee-whiz, this is good. Multi-faceted and luscious at once. Peppered and generally spicy, clovey, set with deep black cherried fruit, a little smoky, a little meaty. It’s bright and brooding at once; it’s complex but firm. There’s some sweetness to the oak and some bitterness to the aftertaste, both of which are entirely positive. Seriously impressive wine.

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  Vintage 2022
  88 points Halliday Wine Companion

This is not firing on all cylinders. Judd comes across as a little dusty, and the fruit expression is somewhat muted. Hints of camphor, sweet-spicy oak, but by no means an oaky wine – it’s rather restrained with hazelnut-skin tannins and plenty of acidity. Some sweet cherry fruit pops up on the lean palate, so perhaps this is still finding its groove.