Hirsch Hill Reserve Pinot Noir 2023

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Mattinson review of Hirsch Hill Reserve Pinot Noir 2023.

Hirsch Hill Reserve Pinot Noir 2023
$52, 13.3% alcohol, screwcap, Yarra Valley.

This is a firm Pinot Noir with a good deal of complexity tucked up its sleeve. It tastes of undergrowth and stewed red cherries, sweet spices and blueberries, with tobacco-like leaf notes coming forward as it breathes in the glass. Tannin spreads like a fine-grained web through the finish, and the linger of flavour is satisfying and more. We’re in good Pinot Noir territory here. 92 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 a respected 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 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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