Moppity Atrius Pinot Noir 2023

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

Moppity Atrius Pinot Noir 2023
$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

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 both The Winefront site (the home of Australia’s best wine reviews) and of Mattinson Photography.

Mattinson has been an independent journalist, wine critic and photographer for forty years. 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 national Best Australian Sports Writing Award. In 2026 three of his photographs were short-listed for the World Food Photography Awards.

Campbell Mattinson is a storyteller. He is a journalist, a photographer, a filmmaker and a wine critic, and in all of these mediums his prime motive is to tell people's stories.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com
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