Murdoch Hill Apollo Pinot Noir 2022

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Mattinson review of Murdoch Hill Apollo Pinot Noir 2022.

Murdoch Hill Apollo Pinot Noir 2022
$91, 13% alcohol, screwcap, Adelaide Hills.

It’s hard to get Pinot Noir right in the Adelaide Hills but when it works it tends to soar. This Pinot Noir from Murdoch Hill is one of the best pinot noirs I’ve had the pleasure of from the region. It’s a structured, near-Italianate rendition of the variety with smoky, berried fruit, rounds of spice and twiggy herbs, and firm, pencilly tannin. This is a wine of layers, and of personality, It’s something special. 96 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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