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

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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Mattinson is also the founder of the Mattinson Photography business.

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