Hirsch Hill Private Collection Pinot Noir 2024

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Mattinson review of Hirsch Hill Private Collection Pinot Noir 2024

Hirsch Hill Private Collection Pinot Noir 2024
$38, 13.5% alcohol, screwcap, Yarra Valley.

This is a light Pinot Noir out of the Yarra Valley but it’s complex and satisfying. In the short to medium term it should age well too. Its tastes of sweet-sour strawberries and cherries with spice and autumnal leaf characters tossed through. Tannin is a key aspect of this wine; it makes the wine feel purposeful and neat. That said, there’s just a little bit of wildness to this wine and that’s not just a good thing; it keeps you interested. 91 points.

Campbell Mattinson

This article was written by Campbell Mattinson, former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion book, former editor of Halliday magazine, former editor of Australian Sommelier Magazine and founder of the highly respected The Winefront site.

Mattinson has been an independent wine critic and photo-journalist since 1987. He’s the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He’s a past winner of a Louis Roederer International Wine Media Award; is the author of the award-winning book The Wine Hunter; and is the author of the best-selling novel We Were Not Men. He’s also a winner of a St Kilda Film Festival Award (as writer-director) and is a former winner of the prized Best Australian Sports Writing Award.

Mattinson, who is 100% independent, puts a score out of 100 on every wine that he reviews. But what he’d rather do, is tell you the wine’s story.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com
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