Dr Edge Tasmania Pinot Noir 2023

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Dr Edge Tasmania Pinot Noir 2023.

Dr Edge Tasmania Pinot Noir 2023
12.5% alcohol, screwcap, Tasmania.

Peter Dredge (aka Dr. Edge) made two ‘Tasmania’ pinot noirs from the 2023 vintage. They’re both essentially the same wine, made with grapes from the Derwent and Tamar valleys. One was matured in barrique/oak, as per usual, the other was matured in concrete. They make for a fascinating duo – indeed tasting these two wines side-by-side will and does teach you a great deal about wine. But then, almost everything Peter Dredge does is fascinating.

This (concrete matured wine) is exquisite. I tasted this among many other wines and from the first sip I wanted to stop everything and just simply drink this. It’s a wine of tension, flesh, length, spice, florals and a linger of pure fruit through the finish that’s both all charm and all engrossing. This is a beautiful red wine; fresh, alive, myriad and enduring. 95 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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