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

Campbell Mattinson has been an independent journalist, wine critic and photographer for forty years. He founded The Winefront, is a former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion (and former editor of Halliday magazine), and is the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He is 100% independent, and tastes between 5,000 and 10,000 wines each year, blind and in comparative brackets as often as is practicable.

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