Carlei Estate Cosmoir Pinot Noir 2013

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Mattinson review of Carlei Estate Cosmoir Pinot Noir 2013.

Carlei Estate Cosmoir Pinot Noir 2013
$59, 13.5% alcohol, screwcap, Yarra Valley.

This wine is testimony to the skill of winemaker Sergio Carlei and also, in part, to the reliability of the wine’s screwcap seal. At twelve years of age it is well developed but it’s also alive with undergrowth, autumn leaf, pure red cherry and assorted soil-like characters, the net effect being a wine that is mellow, intriguing and delicious. Velvety tannin keeps the palate in good shape, as does well-judged (and flavoured) acidity. This wine is fully mature and, with it, fully enjoyable. 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.

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