Provenance Doeven Pinot Noir 2023

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Mattinson review of Provenance Doeven Pinot Noir 2023.

Provenance Doeven Pinot Noir 2023
$120, 13.2% alcohol, cork, Henty.

This is a single vineyard wine with a production of 25 dozen only. It’s a Pinot Noir from the Henty region, the vines planted in the 1980s, the location close-by to Seppelt’s famed Drumborg vineyard.

This wine brings the power, the silk, the complexity and the elegance. It’s the best of many worlds. It’s alive with fragrant herb characters though, in truth, they are tucked into the bright blue-and-red berry flavours, and the twiggy spice notes, and the wine’s general, smoky, fruit-sweetness. Make no mistake, this wine is both savoury and autumnal, but the berried-flavours feel beautifully ripened, and the fruit itself feels velvety. This is an elite pinot noir. 96 points.

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This article was written by Campbell Mattinson, founder of The Winefront and mattinson, and former chief editor of Halliday.

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