Moppity Atrius Pinot Noir 2023

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Moppity Atrius Pinot Noir 2023.

Moppity Atrius Pinot Noir 2023
AU$45, 13% alcohol, screwcap, Tumbarumba.

I’ve said, for roughly 20 years, that I like/love chardonnay from the Tumbarumba region, but I can take or leave the region’s Pinot Noir. Indeed, commonly the latter. In that context, I’m not afraid to admit that I was shocked by how good this wine is. In my head at least, it’s region re-defining. This is a fantastic pinot noir. It’s just so complex. And so perfectly structured. And so lengthy. It tastes of undergrowth and forest berries, woodsmoke, sour cherries, cedarwood and strings of fragrant, woodsy herbs. It’s immensely more-ish and yet it’s serious, stringy and dry. It’s so good, I’m completely taken aback.

95 points – Campbell Mattinson.

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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