Murdoch Hill Phaeton Pinot Noir 2023

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Murdoch Hill Phaeton Pinot Noir 2023.

Murdoch Hill Phaeton Pinot Noir 2023
$53, 12.5% alcohol, screwcap, Adelaide Hills.

Mike Bennie on The Winefront concluded that this wine is “very pinot”. It’s also very good. It’s light – it’s no surprise, when you check, that it’s only 12.5% alcohol – but the web of tannin, the spread through the finish, and the subtle meaty tones are pleasurable plus, especially as they’re supported by juicy cranberry, bright red cherry and boysenberry flavours. Mike’s right; you have to love your pinot to love this. It’s a sweet-sour wine with flashes of twigs and mescal-like herbs. For me, it’s entirely lovely. 93 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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